Questions, p “Looking at Leaves”

1. What is the main task of leaves? 1. What is the main task of leaves? 2. What are the 2 basic parts of leaves? 2. What are the 2 basic parts of leaves? 3. What is the job of leaf veins? 3. What is the job of leaf veins? 4. The outer surface of a dicot leaf is known as the ___. 4. The outer surface of a dicot leaf is known as the ___. 5. What are the tiny openings called that are scattered throughout a leaf’s epidermis? 5. What are the tiny openings called that are scattered throughout a leaf’s epidermis?

6. What controls the opening and closing of the stomata? 6. What controls the opening and closing of the stomata? 7. A leaf gets water & minerals from the soil by way of the plant’s __ & __. 7. A leaf gets water & minerals from the soil by way of the plant’s __ & __. 8. What are the bundles of veins called that carry water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves? 8. What are the bundles of veins called that carry water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves?

9. What are the bundles of veins called that carry food from the leaves down to the rest of the plant? 9. What are the bundles of veins called that carry food from the leaves down to the rest of the plant? 10. The process of water vapor escaping through the stomata of the leaf is called ___. 10. The process of water vapor escaping through the stomata of the leaf is called ___. 11. What is the layer of a leaf called that is between the upper and the lower epidermis? 11. What is the layer of a leaf called that is between the upper and the lower epidermis?

12. What important plant process occurs in the mesophyll? 12. What important plant process occurs in the mesophyll? 13. What is contained in the chloroplasts of the leaf cells? 13. What is contained in the chloroplasts of the leaf cells? 14. What 2 substances are combined during photosynthesis to make glucose? 14. What 2 substances are combined during photosynthesis to make glucose? 15. Why is glucose important to a plant? 15. Why is glucose important to a plant?

16. What important substance is produced as a waste product of photosynthesis? 16. What important substance is produced as a waste product of photosynthesis? 17. How does a plant receive sunlight for photosynthesis? 17. How does a plant receive sunlight for photosynthesis? 18. How does water enter a plant for photosynthesis? 18. How does water enter a plant for photosynthesis?

19. How does carbon dioxide enter a plant for photosynthesis? 19. How does carbon dioxide enter a plant for photosynthesis? 20. How does oxygen exit a plant? 20. How does oxygen exit a plant?