Leaves Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
Q

origin

A

leaf primordium

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2
Q

what is the leaf made up of?

A

petiule and blade

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3
Q

what is the function of the epidermis

A

keep water in

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4
Q

the mesophyll is divide into ____ layers

A

two

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5
Q

what are the two layers that make up the mesophylll

A

the palisade and spongey

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6
Q

the palisade is the ___ layer of cells

A

upper

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7
Q

the spongey is the ___ layer of cells

A

lower

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8
Q

what runs through the mesophyll

A

veins and vascular bundles

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9
Q

the transport tissue in leaves are?

A

xylem and phloem

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10
Q

what do guard cells have to do with

A

chloroplasts

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11
Q

what is the function of guard cells

A

regulate the size of holes in the epidermis

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12
Q

what layer does most of the photosynthesis

A

palisade

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13
Q

C4 leaves have mesphyll without what?

A

palisade and spongey

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14
Q

xerophytic

A

dry places

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15
Q

hydrophytic

A

wet

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16
Q

mesophytic

17
Q

sun leaves have ____ of palisade

A

mulitiple layers

18
Q

shade leaves have ____ of palisade

19
Q

more light means…

A

more to do photosynthesis

20
Q

sun leaves have ___ surface layers

21
Q

shade leaves have ___ surface layers

22
Q

what cells are filled with water and keep the leaf open horizontally

A

bulliform cells

23
Q

xerophytic leaves have thicker ____

24
Q

what kind of epidermis does a xerophytic leaf have

25
which type of leaf does not have an epidermis
hydrophytic
26
what is abundant in hydrophytic leaves?
aerenchyma
27
leaf modification to catch insects
insectivorous
28
how does a pitcher plant catch its prey
hairs inside keep the insect from crawling out and waxy area to help them slide down
29
what are the two proteins found in pitcher plants to digest insects
chitinase and proteinase
30
liquid that is sticky and full of enzymes to keep bugs in
sundew
31
what are the two types of betalains
betacyanin and betaxanthins
32
plants produce either _____ or ______ but always produce _______
anthocyanins, betalains, carotenoids
33
as plants undergo dormancy what happens to chlorophyll?
it breaks down
34
when are anthocyanins produced?
bright sunny days and cool crips evenings
35
leaves fall off
abscission
36
hormone transported down the blade that decreases in the fall
aoxin