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Chapter 7 Lecture Outline Leaves Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display.
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Outline Introduction Leaf Development Leaf Parts Leaf Complexity Leaf Vein & Leaflet Pattern Functions of Leaves Leaf Arrangements and Types Internal Structure of Leaves Specialized Leaves Autumnal Changes in Leaf Color Human and Ecological Relevance of Leaves
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INTRODUCTION LEAF DEVELOPMENT: All leaves originate as primordia in buds. LEAF PARTS (Gross Anatomy) At maturity, most leaves have: Petiole (rachis) = _________________ – Leaves that are sessile lack a petiole Lamina = _______________________ Veins = ________________________ Leaves of flowering plants at nodes also usually have axillary buds at base.
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LEAF COMPLEXITY SIMPLE LEAVES = ___________ COMPOUND LEAVES = _______ LEAF VEIN & LEAFLET PATTERN PINNATE: ______________ – Simple Pinnate – Compound Pinnate o 1 st level o 2 nd level PALMATE: ______________ – Simple Palmate – Compound Palmate 2 nd level Compound Pinnate Palmately compound
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LEAF VEINATION … PARALLEL: Monocots - Parallel venation Dicots - Pinnate or Palmate. Parallel venation
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FUNCTIONS OF LEAVES = _______________________________________ OrganellE: ___________________ Cell: ___________________ Need: – _________________ Produce: Stomata function. – Guard Cells
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Other functions of leaves: – Wastes disposed of when leaves shed. – Water movement o Transpiration =__________________.
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Leaf Arrangements and Types Leaves at nodes – Opposite – Alternate – Whorled Opposite Whorled Alternate
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INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF LEAVES 3 regions: Epidermis, Mesophyll, Veins Epidermis, Herbaceous & Woody plants Surface coated with __________ Functions: 1)____________ 2) Water:___________________ 3) Glands Stomata
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Internal Structure of Leaves … Stomata – Location: ___________ – Bordered by two _____________ Cells. o Have a thickened inner wall – Functions: _____________________ « Gas exchange « Evaporation of water
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How Stomata open & close : Changes in water content cause them to inflate or deflate. Rigid inner surface remains stiff Inflate - Stomata open Deflate - Stomata close
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MESOPHYLL: Region between upper and lower epidermis, excluding the veins. FUNCTION: __________________________________ EUDICOTS: TWO SUB-REGIONS – Location: _____ – Shape of cells: ______________ - # Contains chloroplasts 2) Spongy Mesophyll – Location: _______ – Shape of cells: ____________ – Air spaces NOT IN MONOCOTS 1) Palisade Mesophyll
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Microscopic View of a EUDICOT Mesophyll MONOCOT Mesophyll
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Chlorencyma Cells Vein
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VEINS (vascular bundles) Location: _________________________ Tissue & Cells: ____________________ – Surrounded by bundle sheath of thicker-walled parenchyma
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MONOCOT: Zea (Corn) Leaf Guard Cells Vein Sieve-Tube Cells Companion Cells ZEA VEIN
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Eudicot Vein Vessels Sieve-Tube Cells Companion Cells
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Mesophyll and Veins Differences found in Monocots Flowering plants Mesophyll noy differentiated into palisade & spongy layers Stomata on upper & lower epidermis BULLIFORM CELLS on either side of main central vein Function: Causes leaf to fold or roll, reducing transpiration Monocot leaf cross section
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SPECIALIZED LEAVES Shade Leaves Amount light: – Overall Size: _________ – Thickness: ____ – Have fewer hairs Sun Shade
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Sun leaf Shade leaf
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LEAVES OF ARID REGIONS Problems for plant: – Water: ________________ – Temperatures: ______________ – Light Intensities: _______________ Leaves reduce loss of water by: – Cuticle: – Thickness: – # Stomata o or sunken stomata – Dense, hairy coverings, often silver LEAVES OF AQUATIC AREAS Less xylem and phloem Mesophyll not differentiated into palisade and spongy layers. Large air spaces
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TENDRILS Shape: __________ Function: _________ Examples: Garden peas SPINES Shape: Function: Also reduce leaf surface and water loss, – Cacti o Leaf tissue replaced with sclerenchyma. o Photosynthesis occurs in stems. Tendrils Spine
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Specialized Leaves Thorns - Modified stems in axils of woody plants Prickles - Outgrowths from epidermis or cortex Prickle Thorn
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Storage leaves Succulent leaves: Store ______________ – parenchyma cells with large vacuoles – Many desert plants
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Fleshy leaves store ____________. – Onions, lily
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Flower-Pot Leaves urn-like pouches: Ants bring soil & Nit. Wastes: Flower-pot leaf sliced lengthwise
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Window leaves Succulent, Africa Leaves buried in ground. – End is transparent – Function:
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Reproductive Leaves Walking fern - New plants at leaf tips Air plant - Tiny plantlets along leaf margins Air Plant
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Floral Leaves (bracts) bases of flowers/flower stalks Poinsettia - brightly colored bracts surround flowers. Clary’s sage - Colorful bracts are at top of flowering stalks. Poinsettia Clary’s sage
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Insect-Trapping Leaves swampy areas and bogs – Nitrogen is: o Specialized leaves trap and digest insects. Pitcher Plants – cone-shaped leaves. Pitcher plant
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Insect-Trapping Leaves Sundews – leaves covered with glandular hairs have sticky digestive enzymes – Venus’s Flytraps – North Carolina and South Carolina – Mechanically trap insects. Venus’s Flytraps Sundew
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Insect-Trapping Leaves Bladderworts – floating in shallow water – bladders have trap doors trap insects inside Bladder of bladderwort
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Autumnal Changes in Leaf Color Chloroplasts and pigments: Chlorophylls - Green Carotenoids - Yellows In fall, chlorophylls break down and other colors are revealed. anthocyanins (red or blue) and betacyanins (red) may present in vacuole.
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Human and Ecological Relevance of Leaves STUDENTS READ ON YOUR OWN IN TEXT
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