Leaf Structure

Parts C & I are collectively known as the ...............................

• Palisade mesophyll cells

• Upper epidermis

• Xylem

• Vascular bundle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Where are chloroplasts located in the leaf?

• In the stomata

• In the spongy mesophyll

• In the xylem

• In the palisade mesophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the role of stomata in the leaf?

• Releasing oxygen

• Transporting water

• Allowing gas exchange

• Producing glucose

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the function of guard cells?

• Transporting water

• Releasing oxygen

• Opening and closing stomata

• Producing glucose

Identify the leaf part.

• Guard cells

• Stomates

• Cuticle

• Spongy Layer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The guards cells are located in the

• lower epidermis.

• upper epidermis.

• cuticle.

• palisades layer.

Most of the photosynthesis in a leaf occurs in the

• mesophyll layer (palisades and spongy layers).

• epidermis.

• xylem and phloem.

• stomates.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

You would expect to see the highest concentration of chloroplasts in this leaf layer.

• spongy

• palisade

• epidermis

• cuticle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Identify the leaf part.

• Stomates

• Guard cells

• Mesophyll

• Cuticle

Which picture shows the palisade layer?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6