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Why are the photosynthetic cells mainly on the upper side of a leaf?
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∙ 14y ago
The upper part of the leaf is were the most sunlight hits the leaf, so due to adaptations, chloroplasts moved to the upper parts of leaves.
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What are cells between the upper and lower epidermis of the leaf called?
Mesophyll In between upper and lower epidermis of leaf is mesophyll tissue. In the dorsiventral leaves, mesophyll is divisible into upper palisade cells and lower spongy parenchyma. The palisade cells are mainly involved in photosynthesis and spongy parenchyma in gaseous exchange.
What are the plants main photosynthetic organs?
The photosynthetic organ of many plants is the leaf, or leaves.
What type of plastids are in hydrilla leaf cells?
Hydrilla are photosynthetic plants.So they have chloroplasts.
Where in a leaf would you expect to find palisade cells?
On a leaf the palisade cells are located within the mesophyll layer. It is the layer that is closest to the upper epidermis of a leaf.
What side of a leaf are stomata located?
The lower surface of the leaf has the stomata. You can see the reason for this if you cut a leaf in half from upper side to lower side. The upper portion of the leaf consists of tightly packed cells that are full of chloroplasts for taking in light. The lower half of the leaf is made up of loosely arranged cells. This allows room for air to enter the lower part of the leaf through the stomata and contribute carbon dioxide and take away oxygen. The upper surface of the leaf is covered by the cuticle which prevents dehydration, as such the stomata cannot be located or function on the upper surface
Why are photosynthetic cells mainly on the upper side of the leaf?
The upper part of the leaf is were the most sunlight hits the leaf, so due to adaptations, chloroplasts moved to the upper parts of leaves.
What are mesophyll?
they are one type of cells . mesophylle cells in chlorenchyma tissue has chloroplast
What are cells between the upper and lower epidermis of the leaf called?
Mesophyll In between upper and lower epidermis of leaf is mesophyll tissue. In the dorsiventral leaves, mesophyll is divisible into upper palisade cells and lower spongy parenchyma. The palisade cells are mainly involved in photosynthesis and spongy parenchyma in gaseous exchange.
What kind of cells in the leaf carry out photosynthetic activity?
spongy and pallisade parenchyma
What are the loosely packed photosynthetic cells in the leaf called?
Thylakoids. Stacks of these are called granna.
What are the plants main photosynthetic organs?
The photosynthetic organ of many plants is the leaf, or leaves.
What is the photosynthesis cell called?
the main photosynthetic cells in a leaf are the palisade cells, they contain many chloroplasts which actually carry out photosynthesis.
What type of plastids are in hydrilla leaf cells?
Hydrilla are photosynthetic plants.So they have chloroplasts.
Where in a leaf would you expect to find palisade cells?
On a leaf the palisade cells are located within the mesophyll layer. It is the layer that is closest to the upper epidermis of a leaf.
Is a leaf a cell?
Palisade cells and the spongey mesophyll. The upper and lower epidermis aren't cells but the are also in a leaf.
What is a photosynthetic organ of the plant?
The primary photosynthetic organ of a plant is the leaf.
What leaf cells are tightly packed and trap the energy in sunlight?
chlorophyll
