Leaves Flashcards
1
Q
Functions of leaves
A
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Respiration
Storage
2
Q
Gas exchange location
A
stomata
3
Q
cell that regulates plant water balance
A
guard cell
4
Q
Transpirational Pull
A
water evaporating from leaves created a pull for water to come up from roots
5
Q
Dicot plants that have enlarged petioles to hold food
A
rhubarb
6
Q
Dicot leaf parts
A
blade, petiole
7
Q
No petiole
A
sessile
8
Q
Stipule
A
appendages where the petiole and stem meet
9
Q
Monocot leaf parts
A
blade, sheath, ligule, auricle
10
Q
Flag leaf
A
final leaf to emerge in monocots
11
Q
alternate leaf arrangement
A
one leaf per node
12
Q
opposite leaf arrangement
A
2 leaves per node
13
Q
whorled leaf arrangement
A
several leaves per node
14
Q
Trifoliate leaf
A
3 leaflets coming from a petiole
15
Q
Leaf shape
A
entire leaf
16
Q
Leaf margin
A
edge
