Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 34.1, Problem 3LO
Summary Introduction

To compare: The leaf anatomy in eudicots and monocots.

Introduction: Plants are non-motile living beings that are capable of producing their own food by utilizing the sunlight and carbon dioxide. They form the kingdom Plantae that includes all the plants, such as trees, shrubs, bryophytes, and pteridophytes. Leaf is a part of the plant that is thin and flat. The primary function of leaf is photosynthesis. Blade is the broad and flat portion of a leaf. Petiole is the stalk that attaches the blade to the stem.

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