Botany: All About Leaves

Identify the marked structure above.

• Spongy Mesophyll
• Palisade Mesophyll
• Upper Epidermis
• Guard Cell

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Identify the marked structure above.

• Guard Cell
• Stroma
• Upper Epidermis
• Vascular Bundle

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Identify the marked structure above.

• Spongy Mesophyll
• Lower Epidermis
• Stoma
• Cuticle

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The leaf has a shiny, waxy cuticle around it to

• increase the rate of photosynthesis
• attract more light
• control water loss
• stop carbon dioxide and oxygen gases escaping

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The role of the guard cell is to

• help control the temperature of the plant
• control how much water enters the leaf
• control how much glucose is stored
• control the movement of water vapour & gases 

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If guard cells are swollen with water, then the are more likely to be ... 

• OPEN with stomata
• CLOSED with no stomata
• Cannot tell - the water amount doesn't affect it at all.

carries water and minerals from roots to other parts of the plant

• xylem 
• phloem
• stoma
• guard cell

What is photosynthesis?

• Water loss by a plant.
• When a photographer takes a photo.
• To get your pictures from the photo lab.
• The process in which plants make their food.

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In a chemical equation, which is true? 

• reactants--> products 
• products--> reactants

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Which cells of a leaf undergo the MOST photosynthesis?

• Guard cells
• Palisade cells
• Epidermal cells
• Cells in the spongy layer

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