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Why are chloroplasts absent in epidermal cells ?

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Its function is protect leaves
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the function of epidermis is to protect the leaf
make it air tight
prevent water loss as it is waxy
also it is transparent and allows all light to enter...
chloroplast is required for carrying out process of photosynthesis...
as epidermis is not specialized to carry out photosynthesis... so it does not have any chloroplast...
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