What is the name of part labelled number H and what is its function?
Stomatal openings allow for the entrance of carbon dioxide and exit of oxygen.
What is the name of part labelled number G and what is its function?
Guard cells function through, turgor pressure, to open and close stoma.
What is the name of part labelled number F and what is its function?
Lower epidermis acts as a protective layer and has openings that allow for gas exchange.
What is the name of part labelled number E and what is its function?
It is the vascular bundle (phloem and xylem) which transports water and sugar/nutrients to cells in the leaf.
What is the name of part labelled number A and what is its function?
The transparent (allows light through), waxy cuticle is a protective layer that reduces water loss.
What is the name of part labelled number B and what is its function?
The upper epidermis is a protective, single-celled layer that allows light to pass through.
What is the name of part labelled number C and what is its function?
The palisade mesophyll cells are stacked together (to maximize space) contain many chloroplasts to allow for maximum photosynthesis to occur.
What is the name of part labelled number D and what is its function?
The spongy mesophyll cells have air spaces to allow for gas exchange. They also have chloroplasts but do not photosynthesize as mush as palisade mesophyll cells
