The exchange of oxygen occurs in the spongy layer. When light hits the spongy layet it will open which releases the oxygen and lets carbon dioxide in.
The top layer of the leaf is called the epidermis, which contains the outermost protective layer of cells. The bottom layer is typically the lower epidermis, which contains stomata for gas exchange and specialized cells for support.
Beneath the palisade layer of a leaf is the spongy mesophyll layer. This layer contains loosely packed cells with air spaces between them that allow for gas exchange, such as the intake of carbon dioxide and the release of oxygen during photosynthesis.
The palisade layer of cells is tightly packed, like a brick wall, and contains the greatest concentration of chloroplasts in the leaf. The spongy mesophyll is loosely packed, containing many air spaces between the cells. The mesophyll contains vascular bundles and fewer chloroplasts than the palisade. Simply put, the palisade's main purpose is photosynthesis, and the spongy's gas exchange.
Epidermis
Spongy Layer - A layer of the mesophyll. The spongy layer consists of chloroplasts and parenchyma cells, and relatively large intercellular spaces. It is far less ordered than the palisade layer, and the intercellular spaces are important in gas exchange and transpiration.
True. Spongy mesophyll cells are found in the leaf tissue of plants and are involved in the exchange of gases necessary for photosynthesis.
The main parts of an Elodea leaf are the cuticle (protective outer layer), epidermis (outer layer of cells), palisade layer (primary site of photosynthesis), spongy mesophyll layer (site of gas exchange), and stomata (pores for gas exchange). The cuticle protects the leaf, the epidermis provides structure, the palisade layer helps in photosynthesis, the spongy mesophyll layer aids in gas exchange, and stomata regulate gas exchange.
There are 4 layers to the typical leaf; the upper epidermis, palisade layer, spongy layer and lower epidermis. ref http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/Biology/Pages/L/Leaf.html
The top layer of the leaf is called the epidermis, which contains the outermost protective layer of cells. The bottom layer is typically the lower epidermis, which contains stomata for gas exchange and specialized cells for support.
Beneath the palisade layer of a leaf is the spongy mesophyll layer. This layer contains loosely packed cells with air spaces between them that allow for gas exchange, such as the intake of carbon dioxide and the release of oxygen during photosynthesis.
The palisade layer of cells is tightly packed, like a brick wall, and contains the greatest concentration of chloroplasts in the leaf. The spongy mesophyll is loosely packed, containing many air spaces between the cells. The mesophyll contains vascular bundles and fewer chloroplasts than the palisade. Simply put, the palisade's main purpose is photosynthesis, and the spongy's gas exchange.
Epidermis
The spongy layer in a plant leaf facilitate better gaseous exchange for photosynthesis and respiration.
Lying just beneath the cuticle layer on a leaf, the palisade layer resides very close to the surface. The palisade layer is critical to growth because it is the layer of the leaf that contains the chloroplast.
The interaction between guard cells and a leaf opening would not be involved in the process of photosynthesis. Instead, the interaction between guard cells and a leaf opening is responsible for regulating the opening and closing of the stomata, which affects gas exchange and water loss in plants. This helps to maintain proper hydration and gas balance within the leaf.
The cuticle
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