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I had to find the answer to the question too. I think it is to allow gases to diffuse around the cells.
It is too important for the gases oxygen when respiring and carbon dioxide when photosynthesis and water during transpiration
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∙ 9y ago
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These internal exposed cell surfaces facilitates gaseous and also the exchange of water vapour between the cells and inter cellular air spaces. These intercellular gaseous exchange systems open out through the stomata.
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∙ 13y agoThey are filled with gases like oxygen that the leaf is producing and carbon dioxide, which the leaf is using.
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What is the advantage of the spongy mesophyll being loosely arranged instead of being closed?
in between the spongy mesophyll cells, there are air spaces. this allows faster diffusion of CO2 into the leaf. the thin film of moisture on the spongy mesophyll evaporates in the air spaces in the process of transpiration, thus helped in transpiration pull. without the spongy mesophyll being loosely arranged, there would not be air spaces.
What does the spongy layer of a privet leaf do?
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.
What does the palisade mesophyll do in a leaf?
The palisade mesophyll is superior to the spongy mesophyll (in most leaves) which aids in photosynthesis, but also serves a "sun block" to the more sensitive cells the spongy mesophyll.
Within a leaf there are many air spaces between the cell of the?
i think its the spongy mesophyll im not 100 % sure prentice hall biology right?
How do the air spaces in the spongy mesophyll connect with the exterior of the leaf?
Through "stomas" - little gaps in the lower epidermis of a leaf. These are bordered with guard cells.
What part of the leaf has air spaces to facilitate the diffusion of gases?
The region in the leaf that has air spaces to facilitate the movement of gasses is the mesophyll region. This region is composed of layers of cells.
What is the advantage of the spongy mesophyll being loosely arranged instead of being closed?
in between the spongy mesophyll cells, there are air spaces. this allows faster diffusion of CO2 into the leaf. the thin film of moisture on the spongy mesophyll evaporates in the air spaces in the process of transpiration, thus helped in transpiration pull. without the spongy mesophyll being loosely arranged, there would not be air spaces.
What do the spongy mesophyll cells do?
Trap plenty of air in the air spaces
Which plant tissue in the leaves has many air spaces?
The spongy layer or mesophyll has many air spaces.
What does the spongy layer of a privet leaf do?
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.
What is the advantage of the presence of air spaces in the mesophyll?
Hydrophytes such as water lilies have lots of air in their spongy mesophyll, this helps the leaves float on the top of the water by increasing the buoyancy of the leaf. In general the air spaces in the spongy mesophyll of a leaf are useful for the circulation of gases, taking in CO2 and releasing O2 as well as the movement of water vapor, due to the process of transpiration.
Why does the middle of the leaf (the spongy region) have loosely arranged cells?
The spaces between the spongy mesophyll cells permit gases to move around within the leaf. That is why they are loosely arranged.
What does the palisade mesophyll do in a leaf?
The palisade mesophyll is superior to the spongy mesophyll (in most leaves) which aids in photosynthesis, but also serves a "sun block" to the more sensitive cells the spongy mesophyll.
What is a leaf layer that contains air spaces?
Leaves consist mostly of tissue called mesophyll, which is made up of loosely arranged cells with spaces between them. The spaces are filled with air, from which the cells absorb carbon dioxide and into which they expel oxygen.
Are spongy mesophyll in leaf?
yes :)
What is the job of the spongy mesophyll layer?
spongy mesophyll is the air spaces in a plant that allow air to diffuse among the cells which are producing and releasing both CO2 and O2. Thus the answer is the area where gas exchange occurs
What does the palisade do in the leaf?
The palisade mesophyll is superior to the spongy mesophyll (in most leaves) which aids in photosynthesis, but also serves a "sun block" to the more sensitive cells the spongy mesophyll.
