Murfreesboro is a city in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,764 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Pike County. Crater of Diamonds State Park is located just to the south. The crater is an eroded lamproite pipe where diamonds were discovered in 1906. 100,000 were found by 1933, and visitors to the park may still take away whatever they can find.
The guard cells surround each stoma in a plant cell. They regulate  the opening and closing of stomata to facilitate gas exchange and  control transpiration in plants.
In unicellular organisms and simple animals, gas exchange occurs directly though the cell membrane. In plants, gas exchange occurs through openings in the leaves called stomates. In complex organisms this is accomplished by the respiratory system.