Leaves Flashcards
(36 cards)
origin
leaf primordium
what is the leaf made up of?
petiule and blade
what is the function of the epidermis
keep water in
the mesophyll is divide into ____ layers
two
what are the two layers that make up the mesophylll
the palisade and spongey
the palisade is the ___ layer of cells
upper
the spongey is the ___ layer of cells
lower
what runs through the mesophyll
veins and vascular bundles
the transport tissue in leaves are?
xylem and phloem
what do guard cells have to do with
chloroplasts
what is the function of guard cells
regulate the size of holes in the epidermis
what layer does most of the photosynthesis
palisade
C4 leaves have mesphyll without what?
palisade and spongey
xerophytic
dry places
hydrophytic
wet
mesophytic
moderate
sun leaves have ____ of palisade
mulitiple layers
shade leaves have ____ of palisade
one layer
more light means…
more to do photosynthesis
sun leaves have ___ surface layers
small
shade leaves have ___ surface layers
large
what cells are filled with water and keep the leaf open horizontally
bulliform cells
xerophytic leaves have thicker ____
cuticle
what kind of epidermis does a xerophytic leaf have
multilayer