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What causes the leaves of a plant to become larger?

Leaves can become larger due to factors such as genetics, nutrient availability, water supply, and sunlight exposure. Genetic factors determine the potential size of the leaves, while adequate nutrients, water, and sunlight can support optimal growth leading to larger leaves. Stressors like limited resources or environmental conditions can inhibit leaf size.


What do you called on the process of making food of the leaves?

The process of making food from leaves is called photosynthesis, where plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose (sugar) and oxygen. This process occurs in the chloroplasts of plant cells, primarily in the leaves.


Do large leaves lose more water during transpiration than smaller leaves?

Yes, in general, larger leaves have a greater surface area for transpiration to occur, so they can lose more water than smaller leaves. This is because transpiration mainly occurs through tiny pores on the leaf surface called stomata, and larger leaves have more stomata.


Why do plants in the shade have bigger leaves?

larger leaves mean more chlorophyll this makes it easier for photosynthesis to take place also the larger the leaf the larger the surface area, which means that the leaf can absorb just as much sunlight as a smaller leaf grown in direct sunglight.


What pigment causes the yellow color of leaves in autumn?

Carotenoids are the pigments responsible for the yellow color of leaves in autumn. These pigments are present in the chloroplasts of plant cells and help in the process of photosynthesis. As the green chlorophyll pigment breaks down in the fall, the carotenoids are revealed, resulting in the yellow hues in leaves.

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What causes the leaves of a plant to become larger?

Leaves can become larger due to factors such as genetics, nutrient availability, water supply, and sunlight exposure. Genetic factors determine the potential size of the leaves, while adequate nutrients, water, and sunlight can support optimal growth leading to larger leaves. Stressors like limited resources or environmental conditions can inhibit leaf size.


What cellular process causes a plant's leaves to swell?

lack of water


How does rock smell?

The weather and dirt causes rocks to become dirty and leaves a odor


Do eggs get larger during hatching process?

No. The size of the egg remains constant once it leaves the hen.


What causes yellowing leaves on a Rhododendron?

I think it's a deficiency of nitrates, which help plants to produce chlorophyll, and which is the pigment that turns leaves green, and without it, leaves can become yellow.


Why do mint leaves turn brown?

Mint leaves turn brown due to oxidation, which occurs when the enzymes in the leaves react with oxygen in the air. This process causes the leaves to change color and lose their freshness.


Why do mint leaves turn black?

Mint leaves turn black due to oxidation, which occurs when the leaves are exposed to air for a prolonged period of time. This process causes the chlorophyll in the leaves to break down, leading to the darkening of the leaves.


Why do tulsi leaves turn black?

Tulsi leaves turn black due to oxidation, which occurs when the leaves are exposed to air for a prolonged period of time. This process causes the leaves to lose their green color and turn black.


Do plants make food in their roots stems flowers leaves?

They mostly do it in their leaves because that is where the choloroplast is and it holds cholorophyll that causes photosynthesis which is the process of making food for a plant.


Do trees without leaves produce oxygen?

Yes, trees produce oxygen through a process called photosynthesis, even when they do not have leaves. However, trees with leaves are able to produce more oxygen due to a larger surface area for photosynthesis to occur.


Why leaves become yellow in absence of sunlight?

Leaves turn yellow in the absence of sunlight because they are not able to carry out the process of photosynthesis effectively. Without sunlight, the chlorophyll pigments in the leaves break down, causing the green color to fade and the yellow pigments become more visible. This ultimately leads to the leaves appearing yellow.


Does the sugar maple leaves that change color and fall off in the fall?

Yes, each fall sugar maples (and other deciduous trees) remove the chlorophyll and other important compounds and nutrients from their leaves (which causes the other colors to become visible) and then drop the leaves.