2.1.1 Leaf anatomy

Question 1

What is C4 leaf anatomy also known as?

Answer 1

Kranz anatomy

Question 2

what are a whole bunch of tiny leaves where one large leaf should be called?

Answer 2

pinnate leaves

Question 3

How are C4 leaves different from C3 (3)

Answer 3

they have a cuticle
a heavier layer of epidermis
photosynthetic bundle sheath around the vein

Question 4

What part of the palisade cell makes up the middle?

Answer 4

The vacuole

Question 5

What is a stack of thylakoids?

Answer 5

Grana

Question 6

What is the liquid in the chloroplast called?

Answer 6

Stroma

Question 7

What thylakoids that connect grana?

Answer 7

Stroma thylakoids

Question 8

What does the stroma consist of?

Answer 8

a variety of enzymes that assist in the Calvin cycle

Question 9

Where do light reactions occur?

Answer 9

In the thylakoid membrane

Question 10

where do dark reactions occur?

Answer 10

In the stroma of the chloroplast

Question 11

What are the three variants of Dark reactions?

Answer 11

C3, C4, CAM

Question 12

Where is the energy of light absorbed to in the pigment?

Answer 12

The double bonds

Question 13

What is the only pigment absorbed to the ETC?

Answer 13

Chlorophyll a

Question 14

List the pigments and light absorption wavelength of Photosytem 1.

Answer 14

300 CHL a, and carotenes

trap absorbency: 700nm

Question 15

List the pigments and light absorption wavelength of Photosystem 2.

Answer 15

CHL a, b, and carotenes

Trap absorbency: 680 nm