Parts Of Leaves

Question 1

Structure and function of waxy cuticle

Answer 1

transparent to allow light through, waxy to prevent water loss from the leaf

Question 2

Structure and function of epidermis

Answer 2

protects leaf, stops bacteria and viruses entering the leaf

Question 3

Structure and function of palisade mesophyll

Answer 3

most photosynthesis occurs here, cells packed with chloroplasts

Question 4

Structure and function of spongy mesophyll

Answer 4

some photosynthesis occurs here, less chloroplasts than palisade

Question 5

Structure and function of vein / vascular bundle

Answer 5

contains water in xylem, food in phloem

Question 6

Structure and function of guard cells

Answer 6

-increase and decrease in size to control size of the stomata

Question 7

Structure and function of stomata

Answer 7

-small pores, allow gases in and out of leaf and how water is lost from the leaf. There are more stomata on the lower surface of the leaf.