Structure of a leaffffff

Question 1

Cuticle

Answer 1

Covered with wax to make it waterproof to prevent water loss

Question 2

Upper epidermis

Answer 2

Single layer of cells covered by the cuticle that allow light to pass through

Question 3

Palisade cells

Answer 3

The cells where photosynthesis take place

Question 4

Spongy mesophyll

Answer 4

Has many air spaces that allow the movement of gasses

Question 5

Lower epidermis

Answer 5

The layer where the stomata are found

Question 6

Xylem

Answer 6

Plant vessels that transport water from roots to leaves

Question 7

Phloem

Answer 7

These open and close the stomata

Question 8

STOMATA

Answer 8

Tiny pores that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of the leaf

Question 9

Chlorophyll

Answer 9

the green pigment found in palisade cells used to absorb light energy

Question 10

Chloroplasts

Answer 10

this is where chlorophyll is stored

Question 11

Glucose

Answer 11

the food that plants make

Question 12

the reactants needed for photosynthesis

Answer 12

carbon dioxide gas, water, chlorophyll and light energy

Question 13

Products of photosynthesis

Answer 13

glucose and oxygen gas

Question 14

Photosynthesis

Answer 14

process where plants use chlorophyll and light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose

Question 15

Respiration

Answer 15

The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain.

Question 16

Nucleus

Answer 16

Control centre of the cell

Question 17

Cell Wall

Answer 17

A rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms.