Layer of the leaf

Trichomes

Small outgrowths used to deter insects walking on plants

Waxy Cuticle

A waterproof layer on the top and bottom of the leaf

Upper and Lower Epidermis

A layer to prevent water loss

Palisade Mesophyll

Where photosynthesis occurs

Spongy Mesophyll

Where gas exchange occurs in (Oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor)

Vascular Bundle

Includes the xylem and phloem

Xylem

Tubes that carries water and nutrients up the root to the rest of the plant

Phloem

Tubes that carries products for photosynthesis from the leaves to the rest of the plant

Stomata

Allows gas exchange and controls water loss