In grasses, the guard cells are typically shaped like:
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Correct answer: Dumb-bells
While most dicots have kidney-shaped or bean-shaped guard cells, monocots like grasses possess dumb-bell shaped guard cells. This is a characteristic anatomical feature of the Gramineae family.
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