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: '''Guard cells''' are shaped with a gap between them called a [[stoma]].
: There are more '''guard cells''' found on the bottom of the [[leaf]].
: '''Guard cells''' fill with water to become [[turgid]]. This makes the [[stoma ]] larger. When the [[leaf]] gets dehydrated the '''guard cells''' become [[flaccid]]. This makes the [[stoma ]] smaller.