Leaf Structure

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

• Epidermis

• Vascular tissue

• Guard cells

• Spongy mesophyll

Number 5 is...

• Blade

• Margin

• Midrib

• Serrate

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

• upper epidermis

• phloem

• stomata

• guard cells

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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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Label the leaf cell

a

b

c

d

e

f

Waxy cuticle

Spongy mesophyll

Palisade mesophyll

Epidermis

Stoma

Guard cell

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

• stem

• root

• stomata

• palisade mesophyll

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Number 3 is...

• Node

• Internode

• Petiole

• Axillary Bud

Why do leaves need a large surface area?

• To absorb as much water as possible.

• To absorb as much sunlight as possible.

• To absorb as much food as possible.

• To absorb as much chlorophyll as possible.

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What is the function of the midrib?

• It provides strength throughout the leaf, keeping it upright and sturdy in the wind.

• It provides sunlight to the leaf for it to carry out photosynthesis.

• It attaches the leaf to the plant’s stem.

• It is tiny openings or pores, which allow carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen to exit the leaf.

What is the function of the petiole?

• It provides strength throughout the leaf, keeping it upright and sturdy in the wind.

• It provides sunlight to the leaf for it to carry out photosynthesis.

• It attaches the leaf to the plant’s stem.

• It is tiny openings or pores, which allow carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen to exit the leaf.

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