Leaf Structure & Function

PART 1 - Label the diagram of a leaf below, using the following information

Part Description
Stoma Pores on the underside of the leaf.
Vein Contains the tissues that transport food and water.
Spongy Mesophyll Layer of cells with air-spaces between them.
Waxy Cuticle Transparent layer on the top of the leaf.
Upper Epidermis Single layer of flat cells covering the top surface of the leaf.
Palisade Cells Layer of long cylindrical cells just under the upper epidermis.
Guard Cells Control the closing and opening of the stomatal pores.
Lower Epidermis Single layer of flat cells covering the bottom surface of the leaf.
Chloroplast Small structures within the cells where photosynthesis takes place.

Waxy cuticle

Upper epidermis

Palisade cells

Chloroplast

Spongy Mesophyll

Vein

Lower epidermis

Guard cells Stoma

The chloroplasts you have labelled in the above diagram give them plant its green colour.
Colour all the chloroplasts dark green.

PART 2 – Which arrow shows..

The movement of water in the leaf? ( A / B / C)

The movement of oxygen and water vapour in the leaf? ( A / B / C)
The movement of carbon dioxide in the leaf? ( A / B / C)

EXTENSION
What is the name of the structure which carries water & minerals through the plant? xylem
What is the name of the structure which carries glucose through the plant? phloem