2. LEAVES: FORM & FUNCTION Function External Anatomy Internal Anatomy Specialized Leaves

3. The Plant Body: Leaves FUNCTION OF LEAVES –Leaves are the solar energy and CO 2 collectors of plants. –In some plants, leaves have become adapted for specialized functions.

4. EXTERNAL ANATOMY Leaves possess a blade or lamina, an edge called the margin of the leaf, the veins (vascular bundles), a petiole, and two appendages at the base of the petiole called the stipules.

5. LEAF – Internal Anatomy

6. Specialized or Modified Leaves

7. Cotyledons or “seed leaves”

8. Tendrils Garden Pea

9. Leaves as Needles and Spines

10. Leaves as Colorful Bracts