The Plant Leaf Flashcards

1
Q

refers to an organ of a vascular plant, and the food making factories of green plants and come in many different shapes and sizes

A

Leaf

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What are the three structures of a leaf

A
  • leaf blade
  • petiole
  • stipules
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

refers to the flattened part of a leaf

A

leaf blade

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

refers to the leaf stalk

A

petiole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

refers to the leaf-like appendages at the base of the leaf

A

stipule

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are the type of leaves based on leaf blade?

A

Simple and compound leaf

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

made of a single leaf blade connected by a petiole to the stem

A

simple leaf

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

blade is undivided, but may be toothed or lobed.

A

simple leaf

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

a leaf made up of separate leaflets attached by a petiole to the stem like a palm leaf.

A

compound leaf

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

two types of compound leaves

A

palmately and pinnately

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

leaflets radiate from the end of a stem like a palm in this type of compound leaf

A

Palmately

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

leaflets are arranged on either side of a central main stem in this type of compound leaf

A

pinnately

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

The arrangement of veins in a leaf is called venation pattern. Veins bring nutrients and water to leaf cells.

A

Venation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Types of venation

A

Parallel, pinnate, and palmate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

veins run parallel to the midrib from the base and meet at the tip

A

parallel-veined leaves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

-ladderlike
- there is a main vein called midrib, from which the other nerves derive, remembering a plume

A

Pinnate leaves

17
Q

-the nerves derive from main point such as the fingers do in the palm of the hand.
-several primary veins originate from a central point and extend to the margins

A

palmate leaves

18
Q

Types of compound leaves

A
  • pinnately compound leaf
  • ## palmately compound leaf
19
Q

Different type of leaf margins

A
  • entire
  • serrate
  • crenate
  • dentate
20
Q

margin is smooth around entire leaf edge

A

entire

21
Q

“teeth” point outward toward the apex of the leaf, looks like the teeth of a saw.

A

serrate

22
Q

margin has scalloped or rounded teeth.

A

crenate

23
Q

margin has square or rectangular teeth that point outwards

A

dentate

24
Q

lobes are similar to big teeth that extend more than about ¼ of the way to the midvein

A

lobed

25
Q

Leaf arrangement on stem is also known as

A

Phyllotaxy

26
Q

Types of leaf arrangement

A
  • alternate
  • opposite
  • whorled
27
Q

leaves alternate along the stem, so only a single leaf is attached at each node.

A

alternate phyllotaxy

28
Q

leaves in pair along the stem, so that two leaves are attached at each node.

A

opposite

29
Q

This process takes place at the leaf

A

photosynthesis

30
Q

What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis?

A

6 CO2 + 6 H2O + (sunlight) = C6H12O6 + 6 O2

31
Q

eaves are offset by 90 degrees at adjacent node

A

decussate

32
Q

Functions of the leaf

A

1.Produce oxygen for animals for respiration
2.Remove carbon dioxide from the air
3.Produce food for the plant
4.Create shade
5.Create hiding places for wildlife
6.A source of food (for animals and people)
7.Reduce soil erosion by intercepting rain as it falls
8.Lower the air temperature as a by-product of transpiration

33
Q

Major Tissue Systems present in a leaf

A

Epidermis and Mesophyll

34
Q

covers the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf

A

epidermis

35
Q

inside the leaf that is rich in chloroplasts

A

mesophyll