Parts of a Leaf
1.Supports the leaves and branches 2.Transports water & minerals between roots and leaves 3. Stores water & food for future use
What is the the stem?
Transports water and sugars through the petiole and into the rest of the plant.
What is the vein?
Long and narrow shaped leaves that are symmetrical.
What is Linear?
Plants make own food, have cell wall and chloroplasts, etc.
How are plants different from animals?
Is the part where the stem supports the branch and leaf so that they can grown outward and not fall
What is the Axil?
The end of the leaf. In some leaves, this part is pointed to make it uncomfortable for animals to eat them.
What is the Tip/Apex?
Long and narrow ends with a point and a larger rounded base
What is Lanceolate?
1. Attaches the leaf blade to the stem 2. Provides a connection from the stem to the leaf that allows transportation of food and water
What is a Petiole?
Provides strength throughout the leaf, keeping it sturdy in the wind
What is the midrib?
Large and long symmetrical rounded leaves. Sides are straight
What is Oblong ?
The smallest veins in a leaf that transport water and sugar through the larger vein and into the petiole.
What is Venules?
All of the parts of the leaf without the petiole or stem.
What is a Leaf Blade?
Rounded leaves that are curved throughout the leaf with a slightly pointed end.
What is Oval?
The outside shape of the leaf.
What is the Margin?
Leaves soak in sun, soak up water & nutrients while breathing in carbon dioxide...breathing out oxygen and making glucose/sugar.
What is photosynthesis?
Plants exhale it during photosynthesis
What is oxygen?
Egg-shaped with a larger base and slightly pointed end.
What is Ovate?