The Plant Leaf Flashcards
refers to an organ of a vascular plant, and the food making factories of green plants and come in many different shapes and sizes
Leaf
What are the three structures of a leaf
- leaf blade
- petiole
- stipules
refers to the flattened part of a leaf
leaf blade
refers to the leaf stalk
petiole
refers to the leaf-like appendages at the base of the leaf
stipule
What are the type of leaves based on leaf blade?
Simple and compound leaf
made of a single leaf blade connected by a petiole to the stem
simple leaf
blade is undivided, but may be toothed or lobed.
simple leaf
a leaf made up of separate leaflets attached by a petiole to the stem like a palm leaf.
compound leaf
two types of compound leaves
palmately and pinnately
leaflets radiate from the end of a stem like a palm in this type of compound leaf
Palmately
leaflets are arranged on either side of a central main stem in this type of compound leaf
pinnately
The arrangement of veins in a leaf is called venation pattern. Veins bring nutrients and water to leaf cells.
Venation
Types of venation
Parallel, pinnate, and palmate
veins run parallel to the midrib from the base and meet at the tip
parallel-veined leaves