Tutorial 2 Flashcards
Besides getting bigger, what are two ways plants change as they grow?
- Leaf shape and complexity
- Phyllotaxy
What is phyllotaxy?
The pattern in which leaves/branches/flowers/fruit are arranged around the stem.
What type of venation is this leaf exhibiting?
Pinnate
What type of venation is this leaf exhibitnig?
Parallel
What type of venation does this leaf have?
Palmate
What type of shape is this leaf?
Linear
What shape is this leaf?
Obovate
What shape is this leaf?
Ovate
What shape is this leaf?
Pinnately lobed
What shape is this leaf?
Palmately lobed
What shape is this leaf?
Reniform
What shape is this leaf?
Lanceolate
What shape is this leaf?
Sagittate
What arrangement is present?
Simple
What arrangement is present?
Palmately compound
What arrangement is present?
Pinnately compound
What arrangement is present?
Bipinnately compound
What margins does this leaf have?
Entire
What margins does this leaf have?
Crenate
What margins does this leaf have?
Dentate
What margins does this leaf have?
Serrate
What margins does this leaf have?
Lobed
Differentiate between a simple and compound leaf.
Simple leaf has an udivided blade, compound leaf divided into leaflets.
How do you differentiate between leaves and leaflets?
Leaf is joined to stem by the petiole. Leaflets joined to midvein of compound leaf by petiolule. Leaflets do not have auxillary buds.
