Answer to Question #79472 in Biology for Minahil

Question

It we use upper epidermis, rather than the lower epidermis, what will be the conclusion and why?

Answer 1

It will reduce a plant transpiration.
Upper epidermis is a flattened layer of cell that forms the surface of the leaf and makes the cuticle.
Lower epidermis: bottom surface layer of tissues which contains the guard cells that form each stoma, which provides transpiration.
[ Evert, Ray F; Eichhorn, Susan E. Esau's Plant Anatomy: Meristems, Cells, and Tissues of the Plant Body: Their Structure, Function, and Development. Publisher: Wiley-Liss 2006.]