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Stomata are generally open during the day when light is available for photosynthesis and closed at night to conserve water and prevent excessive transpiration. If the temperature is not very hot, stomata may remain open longer during the day to allow for increased gas exchange for photosynthesis.
Plants that fix CO2 into organic acids at night when the stomata are open and carry out the Calvin cycle during the day when the stomata are closed are called CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) plants. CAM plants have adapted their carbon fixation process to avoid water loss during the day by keeping stomata closed, and perform photosynthesis during the night when conditions are cooler and less water loss occurs.
C4 plants keep their stomata closed during hot and dry conditions to reduce water loss through transpiration. By keeping their stomata closed during these times, C4 plants can minimize water loss while still being able to carry out photosynthesis efficiently using their unique carbon fixation pathway.
A plant's stomata are generally open during the day to allow for the exchange of gases like carbon dioxide and oxygen needed for photosynthesis. They are closed at night to prevent water loss through transpiration when photosynthesis is not occurring.
Keeping stomata closed during the day helps prevent excessive water loss through transpiration, especially in hot and dry environments. It also helps conserve resources by reducing the amount of energy needed to take up water from the soil. Additionally, closed stomata can help plants regulate their internal temperature and protect themselves from stressors like pathogens and pollutants.
During the hottest time of the day, plants usually close their stomata to reduce water loss through transpiration and to prevent wilting. This helps them conserve water and maintain turgidity.
at night when there is little to no light.
In desert plants, the stomata is open during night. During night, desert plants (also called xerophytes) absorb co2 and form an intermediate. Then during day time when the stomata is closed to prevent loss of water, they use this stored carbon dioxide to perform photosynthesis.
It is widely known that CAM plants open their stomata at night time to fix the CO2 in form of organic acids. However, during the light reactions in daytime O2 is evolved while the stomata are closed and there is no way out. The question goes to the possible mechanism by which these plants can handle this high oxygen level during the daytime, while the stomata are closed. Do these plants have an oxygen accumulation and release system like that of CO2? Is such a mechanism studied or described elsewhere?
During mid day when the intensity of light and day temperature is higher
As the day heats up, the guard cells will close the stomata to prevent water loss due to transpiration. When this happens, the rate of photosynthesis decreases in order to help preserve the water inside the leaves of the plant.
Stomas can be opened or closed depending on climateric conditions.