B5 Leaf structure

Which part of the leaf allows light to get to the photosynthesising layer?

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

• Upper epidermis

• Lower epidermis

Which part of the leaf allows gas exchange?

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

• Upper epidermis

• Lower epidermis

Which part of the leaf carries out photosynthesis?

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

• Upper epidermis

• Lower epidermis

Which part of a leaf provides carbon dioxide and water to the photosynthesising cells?

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

• Upper epidermis

• Lower epidermis

Which part of a leaf contains the most chloroplasts?

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

• Upper epidermis

• Lower epidermis

Which part of a leaf has irregular (weird shaped) cells, with spaces in between?

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

• Upper epidermis

• Lower epidermis

Which part of a leaf has guard cells that open and close the stomata?

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

• Upper epidermis

• Lower epidermis

Which part of a leaf contains see through cells that are covered by a waxy cuticle?

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

• Upper epidermis

• Lower epidermis

Which leaf tissue contains cylindrical cells with many chloroplasts for photosynthesis?

Which leaf tissue contains irregular cells that have the ability to store gases in the inter-cellular space?