Leaf Anatomy

Most of the chloroplast cells are found in the

• upper epidermis
• pallisade mesophyll layer
• lower epidermis
• stomata

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The water needed for photosynthesis comes into the leaves through the

• upper epidermis
• stomata
• guard cells
• xylem cells

The important gases, carbon dioxide and oxygen, enter and leave the leaf through the

• upper epidermis
• phloem
• stomata
• guard cells

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Which structure helps prevent water loss and protects the leaf?

• Palisades mesophyll
• Spongy mesophyll
• Vascular tissue
• Cuticle

The column-like cells that lie directly underneath the epidermis makes up the

• spongy mesophyll

• palisade mesophyll

• cuticle

• bundle sheath

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Which of the following is pointing to the "guard cell"?

• B

• C

• D

• E

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The outermost layer of CELLS of the leaf is the

• cuticle

• epidermis

• spongy mesophyll

• bundle sheath

Which number is pointing to the vein or vascular bundle of the leaf?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 7

Which two layers of the plant contain chloroplasts?

• xylem and phloem

• upper and lower epidermis

• cuticle and upper epidermis

• palisade and spongy mesophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which two layers of the plant contain chloroplasts?

• xylem and phloem

• upper and lower epidermis

• cuticle and upper epidermis

• palisade and spongy mesophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6