Leaf Structure

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 structures open and close stomata to allow gas exchange but prevent water loss in leaves?

• Epidermis
• Vascular tissue
• Guard cells
• Spongy mesophyll

Plants make food through photosynthesis

• True

• False

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Using their __________, plants combine sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make glucose and oxygen

• Flowers

• Leaves

• Stem

• Roots

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There are little pores on the bottom of the leaf called ________

• stem

• root

• stomata

• palisade mesophyll

'___________' comes into the plant through the roots

• Oxygen

• Water

• Carbon Dioxide

• Goku

What is the function of the leaf on the plant?

• Absorbs water

• Absorbs Nutrients

• Photosynthesis

• Anchors the plant

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Number 3 is...

• Node

• Internode

• Petiole

• Axillary Bud

Number 5 is...

• Blade

• Margin

• Midrib

• Serrate

Why are plants important for all other living organisms?

• They are important for making our environment look attractive.

• They are important predators for other organisms.

• They are important consumers of other organisms.

• Without them, food chains would fail as plants are the producers.

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