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Leaf Structure and Function: An In-depth Overview

Explore the exterior and interior tissues of a leaf, including the cuticle for protection, epidermis with stomata for gas exchange, mesophyll for photosynthesis, xylem for water transport, and phloem for nutrient transportation. Learn about the structure and functions of a leaf in plants. Discover more with a leaf coloring worksheet.

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Leaf Structure and Function: An In-depth Overview

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  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf

  2. A leaf consists of following: Exterior: Cuticle protects leaf tissue and cells from outside environment

  3. Interior Tissue: Epidermis-Stomata open and close allowing for gas exchange and photosynthesis without drying plant

  4. Interior Tissue: Mesophyll the primary location of photosynthesis in the plant (contains chloroplasts)

  5. Interior Tissue: Xylem basic function is to transport water but it also transports some nutrients through the plant and provides structure

  6. Interior Tissue: Phloem living tissue that carries organic nutrients in particular, glucose, a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed (carries photosynthesis products); structure

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  8. Worksheet • http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/leaf_coloring.html

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