Chapter 7 Flashcards
Where a leaf is attached to a stem
Node
Primary function
Photosynthesis
Leaves
At base of leaf
Stipules
Leaf stem
Petiole
Flat green part
Blade/ lamina
Vascular tissue
Vein
Leaf arrangement on the stem
Number of leaves per node
Phyllotaxy
One leaf per node
Alternate phyllotaxy
Two leaves per node
Opposite phyllotaxy
Three or more leaves per node
Whorled
One blade and petiole attached at base
Simple leaf
Made of leaflets
Look for axillary bud
Compound leaf
Palmately and pinnately
Compound leaves
Ancient plants have
Dichotomous veination
Like branching apart
All veins run parallel
Monocot veination
Main vein, in between veins are netted
Dicot veination
Wax layer or secretion on outside of leaf to make it waterproof (keep water in)
And air proof
Cuticle
Under epidermis
Tightly packed rectangular cells
Photosynthesis
Made of cholenchyma cells
Palisade mesophyll cells
Full of air pockets to store oxygen and carbon dioxide
Made of arenchyma cells
Spongy mesophyll cells