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Chapter 36.2, Problem 1CC
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To determine: The advantage that plant leaves obtain due to the location of stomata on the lower epidermis.
Introduction: The main functions of leaves are photosynthesis and transcription. Leaves have a blade-like structure to increase the surface area for light-absorption by chlorophyll. Light is needed for photosynthesis. Also present on leaves are stomata, but these are located in greater number on the lower epidermis.
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Ch. 36.1 - Prob. 1CSCh. 36.2 - Prob. 1CSCh. 36.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 2CSCh. 36.2 - Prob. 3CSCh. 36.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 1EQCh. 36.3 - CoreSKILL Why did Sack and colleagues splint...Ch. 36.3 - Prob. 3EQCh. 36.3 - Cactus leaves are so highly modified for defense...
Ch. 36.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36 - Where would you look to find the gametophyte...Ch. 36 - What is a radicle? a. an embryonic leaf b. an...Ch. 36 - Prob. 3TYCh. 36 - Prob. 4TYCh. 36 - Prob. 5TYCh. 36 - Prob. 6TYCh. 36 - Prob. 7TYCh. 36 - Prob. 8TYCh. 36 - During its development, a tracheid elongates in a...Ch. 36 - What are examples of woody plants? a. trees b....Ch. 36 - Prob. 1CQCh. 36 - What would be the consequences if leaves were...Ch. 36 - Prob. 3CQCh. 36 - Prob. 1COQCh. 36 - Prob. 2COQ
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- is energy required to open stomata?arrow_forwardIn what ways does the upper epidermis of a leaf differ from the lower epidermis? How are these structural differences adaptive?arrow_forward. Compare the leaf structure of Potamogeton to Ligustrum. Look for stomata. Where are they located? On the upper or lower leaf surface? Does Potamogeton have sunken stomata or leaf hairs? Look at the area beneath the upper epidermis and compare it to the Ligustrum and Nerium leaves. How does it differ? What value does this have for the plant? How does the appearance of each tissue layer in Potamogeton differ from Ligustrum? Compare the upper epidermis to the lower epidermis. Compare the amount of cuticle. Compare the organization of the mesophyll cells to those in Ligustrum.arrow_forward
- The stomata are tiny openings in leaves that, when open, allow water to evaporate. In what circumstances do you expect that stomata to be closed?arrow_forwardWhy do plants like water lily and lotus have stomata on the upper surface of their leaves and not on the lower surface ?arrow_forwardStomata Where are stomata found? What kind of cells make up stomata? What is the function of stomata/guard cells? When are they open? When are they closed? What is the benefit of keeping them open? What it the benefit to keeping them closed? What would you expect the leaves to look like for a tree that lives in very dry conditions? What would you expect the leaves to look like for a tree that lives in very wet / very crowded conditions? Why?arrow_forward
- What advantage is derived from having compactly arranged palisade cells near the upper epidermis of the leaf of the plant?arrow_forwardGuard cells are usually the only epidermal cells that are photosynthetic. How does that feature relate to the mechanisms of stomatal opening and closing?arrow_forwardHow is opening and closing of stomata regulated?arrow_forward
- What is the function of the root hairs? Describe the relationship between root hairs and the epidermal cells of a root (you might need to review your text for this).(+read the text passage p.29.15-15t Ed. p.614~2nd Ed. p.608 - 314 Ed. on the benchyarrow_forwardLigustrum leaf Describe the structure and function of the various tissues in the ligustrum leaf (epidermal layers, stomata, palisade mesophyll cells, spongy mesophyll cells). Would more photosynthesis occur in the palisade parenchyma or spongy mesophyll? Would more water evaporate from the leaf? How does the ligustrum leaf compare to the pine leaf? What is an abscission layer, and when would you expect to see one in a plant?arrow_forwardWhat are the elements thatconstitute the stomata?arrow_forward
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