Kinds of Leaves
When leaves grow directly across from one another
What is opposite?
This one looks like a heart
What is cordate
My edge is sort of wavy
What is undulate
The part of the leaf that attaches to the stem
What is a petiole
One major function of the root
absorb water
anchor the plant
store food
When leaves are in a circular pattern around the main stem
What is whorled
This one looks like a straight line
What is linear
My edge is jagged and not even
What is serrate
This type of vein runs in straight lines all the way up and down the leaf
What is parallell
Plants that have trunks and woody stems and come back every year
Woody or perennial
This type of leaf is complex, with multiple leaflets on 1 petiole
What is complex
This one looks like a rounded triangle
What is deltoid
My edge is smooth
What is entire
What you call the rib in the center of a leaf
What is the midrib
One major function of the stem
support and produce leaves
move water and nutrients
photosynthesis
When leaves are not directly across from each other
What is alternate
This one looks like it came from a porcupine
What is needlelike
My edge is jagged, but they all look the same, like teeth
What is dentate
The type of veins where they all come out from the midrib
What is pinnate
Sun + CO2 + H2O = sugar + O2 is the equation for
What is photosynthesis
This type of leaf has only 1 petiole
What is simple
This one looks like a football
What is oval
My edge looks like the spade from a deck of cards
What is crenate
The type of veins that has branches that branch from the midrib. (Like the creases on your hand)
What is palmate
Plants that do not have woody parts and only grow 1 year
herbaceous or annual