![Diagram of Carbon dioxide entering the leaf and oxygen exiting](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/004/969/full/Bilingual_Raakau_ART_04_Nga%CC%84_rau_ra%CC%84kau_Stomata_ENGLISH.png?1674176620)
When stomata are open, gases can cross the surface of the leaf. Carbon dioxide enters the leaf and oxygen exits the leaf via the stomata.
Kawakawa image: NZLogan, CC BY-NC 4.0, sourced from iNaturalistNZ.
When stomata are open, gases can cross the surface of the leaf. Carbon dioxide enters the leaf and oxygen exits the leaf via the stomata.
Kawakawa image: NZLogan, CC BY-NC 4.0, sourced from iNaturalistNZ.