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Do liverworts have flat plate-like leaves?
yes
What is the difference between compound leaves and simple leaves?
The blades of simple leaves are undivided, although they may have deep lobes. By contrast, the blades of compound leaves consist of clearly separated leaflets. Each leaflet usually has its own petiole, which is called a petiolule. There are two types of compound leaves: pinnately compound leaves and palmately compound leaves. The leaflets in pinnately compound leaves arise from either side of an axis called the rachis, which is an extension of the petiole. The leaflets in palmately compound leaves originate at the tip of the petiole and lack the rachis.
What is the advantage of a plant with flat leaves?
Broad and flat leaves have an advantage when it comes to capturing sunlight when there are not a lot of leaves available. This is one reason why aquatic plants such as lily pads have developed this feature.
What are the plant like marine protists?
Rhodophyta and Chlorophyta are two plant like protists with holdfasts instead of roots, stapes instead of stems and blades instead of leaves. Generally called seaweed.
What is the purpose of broad flat green surfaced shapes on leaves?
Leaves are broad and flat so that they can absorb large amounts of light energy from the sun, which is needed in order for photosynthesis (the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into glucose) to occur. The green colour signifies the fact that the plant contains chlorophyll, which is a pigment needed to trap light energy.
What are the characteristic of leaves?
The characteristics of leaves are the ones that are used for purposes of identification and classification. Leaves have blades, they are flat and thin, they are strategically arranged on plants so as to access sunlight and so much more.
Why does grass not have leaves?
It does. Blades of grass are in fact specialized leaves.
Are there more blades of grass or more leaves in the world?
leaves
What is flat ribs or shoulder blades?
collar bone
Do algae have roots stems or leaves?
no they dont they have blades not roots stems or leaves.
How should the forklift blades be when stop or Parked?
Flat on the ground
How should forklift blades be when parked or stopped?
Flat on the ground
Does iris have sword shaped leaves?
Yes the leaves of iris look like green sword blades.
What does alcanza las hojas mean?
Alcanzar = to touch or reach Hojas are leaves, sheets of paper or blades (as in blades of grass or razor blades) Alcanza las hojas means (You) reach the leaves...touch the blades...reach the sheet of paper...It is really hard to translate this literally and it depends to a great extent on the context.
Why have leaves a large flat surface?
The flat surface area of leaves are just because leaves have a function to perforn i.e. photosynthesis and the flat area increases the availability of sunlight which is a mandatory reuirement for the process.
What are the two main type of leaves?
flat leaves and needles
Why does a plant bother to make leaves flat?
Flat leaves have more surface area to be covered by sunlight, which is required for photosynthesis.
