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Leaves and Water Transport Lesson Overview Leaves and Water Transport

Anatomy of a Leaf The structure of a leaf is optimized to absorb light and carry out photosynthesis. To collect sunlight, most leaves have a thin, flattened part called a blade. The flat shape of a leaf blade maximizes the amount of light it can absorb.   The blade is attached to the stem by a thin stalk called a petiole.

Anatomy of a Leaf The top and bottom surfaces of a leaf are covered by the dermal tissue - epidermis  The epidermis of nearly all leaves is covered by a waxy cuticle, a waterproof barrier that protects the leaf and limits water loss through evaporation.

Anatomy of a Leaf Vascular tissues xylem and phloem are gathered together into bundles called leaf veins that run from the stem throughout the leaf.

Anatomy of a Leaf Beneath the upper epidermis is a layer of cells called the mesophyll or “middle layer.” Two Types of Mesophyll: 1. Palisade mesophyll, containing closely packed cells that absorb light that enters the leaf.   2. Spongy mesophyll, which is below the palisade, and has many air spaces between its cells. Plant leaves allow gas exchange between air spaces in the spongy mesophyll and the exterior by opening their stomata.

Anatomy of a Leaf The air spaces in the spongy mesophyll connect with the outside world through stomata, small openings in the epidermis that allow carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen to diffuse into and out of the leaf.

Anatomy of a Leaf Guard cells are highly specialized cells that surround the stomata and control their opening and closing. Guard cells regulate the movement of gases into and out of leaf tissues.

Water Transport in Plants Lesson Overview Water Transport in Plants

Water Transport What are the major forces that transport water in a plant?   The combination of transpiration and capillary action provides over 90 percent of the force that moves water through the xylem tissues of a plant.

An Analogy for Transpirational Pull Imagine a chain of clowns who are tied together and climbing a tall ladder. When the first clown reaches the top, he falls off, pulling the clowns behind him up and over the top.   Similarly, as water molecules exit leaves through transpiration, they pull up the water molecules behind them.

Water Transport Transpiration is the loss of water through leaves. This lost water may be replaced by water drawn into the leaf through xylem vessels in the vascular tissue. Capillary action the tendency of water to rise in a thin tube. Water is attracted to the walls of the tube, and water molecules are attracted to one another.   The thinner the tube, the higher the water will rise inside it, as shown in the figure.

Water Transport Cohesion: water molecules are attracted to one another by a force. Water cohesion is especially strong because of the tendency of water molecules to form hydrogen bonds with each other.   Adhesion: Water molecules can also form hydrogen bonds with other substances. This results in an attraction between unlike molecules.

Nutrient Transport What drives the movement of fluid through phloem tissue in a plant?   Changes in nutrient concentration drive the movement of fluid through phloem tissue in directions that meet the nutritional needs of the plant.

Nutrient Transport The leading explanation of phloem transport is known as the pressure-flow hypothesis, shown in the figure.   The membranes of sieve tube cells can use active transport to move sugars from their cytoplasm into the sieve tube itself. Water then follows by osmosis, creating pressure in the tube at the source of the sugars.

Nutrient Transport 3. If another region of the plant has a need for sugars, they are actively pumped out of the tube and into the surrounding tissue. Water then leaves the tube via osmosis, reducing the pressure.   The result of the pressure-flow system is the flow of nutrient-rich fluid from the sources of sugars (source cells) to the places where sugars are used or stored (sink cells).