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Graphic of a leaf cross-section, showing palisade mesophyll and spongy mesophyll cells, air spaces in the spongy mesophyll zone and stomata.
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Graphic of a leaf cross-section, showing palisade mesophyll and spongy mesophyll cells, air spaces in the spongy mesophyll zone and stomata.
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Diagram of a leaf cross section showing location of palisade and spongy mesophyll cells with surrounding intercellular air spaces. Graphic by Chris Whitewoods.