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Leaves: Structure & Function

Leaves: Structure & Function. Workbook 23.4. Leaf Structure and Function. 1. The structure of a leaf is optimized for the purposes of absorbing ________ and carrying out __________________. 2. The ____________ of nearly all leaves is covered by a waxy ________________.

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Leaves: Structure & Function

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  1. Leaves: Structure & Function Workbook 23.4

  2. Leaf Structure and Function 1. The structure of a leaf is optimized for the purposes of absorbing ________ and carrying out __________________. 2. The ____________ of nearly all leaves is covered by a waxy ________________. 3. The vascular tissues of leaves are connected directly to the vascular tissues of _________. 4. The area between leaf veins is filled with a specialized ground tissue known as __________. LIGHT PHOTOSYNTHESIS EPIDERMIS CUTICLE STEMS MESOPHYLL

  3. Match the description with the leaf structure 5. Layer of mesophyll cells that absorb light that enters the leaf 6. Small openings in the epidermis 7. Thin, flattened part of a leaf 8. Bundle of xylem and phloem tissues in a leaf 9. Stalk that attaches a leaf to a stem 10. Loose tissue with many air spaces between its cells • LEAF VEIN • BLADE • PETIOLE • STOMATA • SPONGY MESOPHYLL • PALISADE MESOPHYLL F. D. B. A. C. E.

  4. Gas Exchange & Homeostasis 11. Why can’t stomata be kept open all the time? 12. Guard cells are forced into a curved shape when water pressure __________________ The thick inner walls of the guard cells pull away from one another, opening the _________. Water is lost by transpiration Guard cells straighten out when water pressure ____________. The inner walls of the guard cells pull together, closing the ________________. Water loss would be so great that few plants would be able to take in enough water to survive increases stoma decreases stoma

  5. 13. Which is likely to happen to a plant if it starts losing more water than it can take in? It will: A) reproduce B) flower C) grow D) wilt 14. Which is a plant with narrow leaves and a waxy epidermis?A) cactus B) spruce C) rock plant D) rose bush 15. A pitcher plant’s leaves are adapted forA) Conducting photosynthesis B) limiting transpiration C) catching and digesting insects D) pollination and fertilization 16. A rock plant adapts to hot, dry conditions by having very few • Thorns B) leaves C) stomata D) nutrients 17. A cactus’s thorns are actually itsA) Leaves B) stems C) roots D) bark

  6. Apply the Big Idea The inside of the glass/plastic walls of a greenhouse full of plants is very wet on cool days. Where does this water come from? Water vapor in the air will cool and condense on the inner walls. The water vapor originated from the plants and was released by the process of transpiration

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