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Q: What is the correct term for a leaf attached by a thin stem to its parent plant?
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Which is a plant tissue Flower, leaf, phloem or root?

leaf


What is the functin of leaf?

To catch sunlight - and thus manufacture sugar for the plant to which its attached.


How can a hosta resemble its parent?

Most of the time, a hosta will have the same leaf markings as the parent plant. Some will be sports which means they are different than the parent plant. Most hosta is grown by tissue culture.


What is thallus sessile?

A plant body undifferentiated into stem, root, or leaf stalkless and attached directly at the base


What is the main part of a leaf called?

Each leaf typically has a leaf blade ( lamina ), stipules, a midrib, and a margin. Some leaves have a petiole, which attaches the leaf to the stem; leaves that do not have petioles are directly attached to the plant stem and are called sessile leaves.


How long do you think a leaf lives for?

It usually lives the entire growing season as long as it remains attached to the plant. Away from the plant, it may dry out in several days or so, and probably no more than a few weeks. But even that depends on the plant, since if a leaf gets separated from an invasive species, the leaf may actually grow roots and form a new plant.


Is a leaf a plant or animal cell?

Leaf is a plant.


Are leaves living?

If the leaf is part of a plant that is alive, then yes. However, if the plant that the leaf was attached to is dead, or the leaf is separated from the leaf, then it would fall under the category of "dead".


Which plant's leaf grows into a new plant?

Bryophyllum leaf


Parallel veins in a leaf would indicate that the plant is a?

Monocotyledon.answer is directly from a Biology textbook, therefore it is 100% correct :)


What is bigger a leaf or a plant?

Seeing as a leaf is part of a plant, the plant will naturally be bigger.


What bit of the plant would you find a leaf cell in?

Generally, leaf cells are found in the leaf of a plant.