Module 12 Part 2-Leaf Structure Flashcards
1
Q
A waxy subsance
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Cuticle
2
Q
Protects inner part of the leaf
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Upper Epidermis
3
Q
Palisade Mesophyll
A
Made of oval-shaped cells that are rich of chloroplasts
4
Q
Spongy Mesophyll
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Made of oval-shaped cells
5
Q
Located between the spongy and mesophyll cells. They help gasses leave and enter the leaf
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Air spaces
6
Q
Stoma
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They allow for the exchange of gasses with the atmosphere
7
Q
Guard cells
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They open and close the stoma
8
Q
Lower epidermis
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Protects inner parts of the leaf
9
Q
Pholem
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Living vascular tissue that carries sugar throughout the plant
10
Q
Xylem
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Non living vascular tissue that carries water and minerals from the roots to the roots to the leaves
