Plant cell structure

Question 1

What does the waxy cuticle do?

Answer 1

Prevents water loss

Question 2

What does the upper epidermis do?

Answer 2

minimizes water loss and lets light through to the palisade cells

Question 3

What does the palisade mesophyll do?

Answer 3

Conducts photosynthesis

Question 4

What does the spongy mesophyll do?

Answer 4

Allows the interchange of gases needed for photosynthesis

Question 5

What does the Lower epidermis do?

Answer 5

minimizes water loss and lets light through to the palisade cells

Question 6

What are the stomata?

Answer 6

Holes that allow carbon dioxide and oxygen in and out of the leaf

Question 7

What do the guard cells do?

Answer 7

Open and close the stomata

Question 8

What does the Xylem do?

Answer 8

Transports water and minerals through the leaf

Question 9

What does the Phloem do?

Answer 9

Carry sugars up and down the plant

Question 10

What are the vascular bundles?

Answer 10

Transport system of the plant, contains the xylem and phloem