Featured

    Featured Posts

Adaptations of a leaf for photosynthesis





Adaptations of a leaf for photosynthesis


Transverse section of a leaf showing some of the adaptations

 Cuticle: - Is non-cellular, water proof and transparent. It allows light to pass through.
• Upper epidermis: - Is a single layer of cells on the upper surface of a leaf. It allows light to pass to the cells below.
• Palisade mesophyll: - has cells vertically arranged such that many can fit into a small space. The cells have large number of chloroplasts.
 Chloroplasts:- contain chlorophyll for absorbing sunlight.
• Spongy mesophyll: - Have large air spaces for fast diffusion of gases to and from the photosynthesizing cells. The cells have few chloroplasts.
• Veins (Vascular bundles): - They act as drain pipes distributing raw materials to the leaves and conducting away manufactured food to other parts of a plant.
• Stoma: - A pore that allows gaseous exchange to take place. Carbon dioxide enters and oxygen leaves the leaf through stomata.
• Thin lamina: - Provides a short distance over which diffusion of gases take place.
• Broad lamina: - Some leaves have a broad lamina which provides a large surface area for absorbing sunlight energy.
author

Author Name

Author Description!

Get Free Email Updates to your Inbox!

Chapisha Maoni

www.CodeNirvana.in

Kumbukumbu la Blogu

Inaendeshwa na Blogger.

Translate

Total Pageviews

Copyright © tunda | Designed By Code Nirvana