The primary PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGAN LEAVES The primary PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGAN
FUNCTIONS of LEAVES PHOTOSYNTHESIS Conversion of LIGHT ENERGY into SUGARS CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) and WATER (H2O) needed RESPIRATION (leaves, stems and roots) Breakdown of SUGAR into ENERGY ENERGY is needed for GROWTH and to MANUFACTURE other compounds OXYGEN (O2) needed
FUNCTIONS of LEAVES
FUNCTIONS of LEAVES
FUNCTION of LEAVES
FUNCTIONS of LEAVES TRANSPIRATION DIFFUSION of WATER VAPOR out of leaves through STOMATA GAS EXCHANGE TRANSPIRATIONAL PULL COOLING
PARTS of a LEAF
CLASSIFICATION of LEAVES SIMPLE -one blade /petiole COMPOUND – many leaflets/petiole –rachis
CLASSIFICATION of LEAVES VENATION PARALLEL - monocots NETTED - dicots PINNATE PALMATE
ANATOMY of LEAVES EPIDERMIS Cuticle Trichomes Stomata Guard Cells
ANATOMY of LEAVES
LEAF ABSCISSION LEAF DROP in DECIDUOUS plants
LEAF ABSCISSION
LEAF MODIFICATIONS SUPPORT Thick Petioles Captured Gas
LEAF MODIFICATIONS WATER STORAGE Succulents
LEAF MODIFICATIONS FOOD STORAGE Thick leaves (below) Scales on Bulbs (right) Thick leaves (below)
LEAF MODIFICATIONS CLIMBING Tendrils (right) Leaf petioles (below)
LEAF MODIFICATIONS PROTECTION Spines (right) Bracts (below)
LEAF MODIFICATIONS INGESTION Carnivorous plants Venus Fly Trap (above) Sundew (left) INGESTION Carnivorous plants