Leaves Flashcards
Leaves
Petiole =
“Stem” part of the leaf
Leaves
Blade =
Surface area part of the leaf
Leaves
Sessile leaf =
Lacks petiole
Leaves
Simple leaf =
“normal” leaf
Leaves
Compound leaf =
Divided into leaflets
Compund Leaves
Pinnately compound leaf =
Rachis =
Featherish
Extension of the petiole
Compund Leaves
Bipinnately compound leaf =
Leaflets have leaflets
Compund Leaves
Palmately compound leaf =
Mutiple main veins in each leaflet
Veins
Pinnately veined =
One main vein
Veins
Palmately veined =
Multiple main veins from a single origin point
Veins
Dichotomously veined =
No main veins, each vein divides multiple times
Leaves
Deciduous leaves =
Are all shed once a year
Leaves
Evergreen leaves =
Shed constantly
Leaf Anatomy
Cuticle is made from ___
Cutin
Leaf Anatomy
Cuticle purpose?
Waterproofing
Leaf Anatomy
Are there chloroplasts in pavement cells?
No
Leaf Anatomy
Do guard cells have chloroplasts?
Yes
Leaf Anatomy
2 things guard cells control?
Gas exchange
Water flow
Leaf Anatomy
Holes through which gases escape and enter?
Stoma
Stomata (plural)
Leaf Anatomy
Epidermis =
Outside layer of cells
Leaf Anatomy
Mesophyll =
Area between the upper and lower epidermis
Leaf Anatomy
Which mesophyll does most photosynthesis?
Approximately 80% of total chlorenchyma
Palisade mesophyll
Leaf Anatomy
Mesophyll with less photosynthesis and has air spaces
Spongy mesophyll
Leaf Anatomy
Moncot mesophyll is not ___
Layered
Leaf Anatomy
Monocot bulliform cells purpose
Deflate when water stressed to reduce water loss
Leaf Anatomy
Veins (3)
Xylem + phloem + bundle sheath cells
Leaf Types
Shade leaves characteristics (3)
Broader
Thinner
Pale
Leaf Types
Shade leaves amount of hairs?
Few hairs
Leaf Types
Phenotypic plasticity =
Different expression of genotype in different environment