Structure and Function of the Leaf

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Describe how the structure of a leaf is optimized for light absorption.

Due the leaves being the highest point of the plant is is easier for leaves to be fully exposed to sunlight

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2

What factors regulates the opening and closing of stoma?

Guard cells are what regulate the opening and closing

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3

Are stoma likely to be open or closed on a hot day?

They are likely to be closed because the stoma collects lots of water which could evaporate on a hot day

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4

The leaves of desert plants often have two or more layers of palisade mesophyll

rather than the single layer that is a characteristic of most leaves. How might this modified structure be advantageous to a desert plant?

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5

Describe the layers of a leaf in order.

The leaf begins with the cuticle

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6

What is the cuticle of a plant?

Protecting waxy

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What is the upper epidermis of a plant?

Layer under the cuticle of a plant; first layer of cells that protects the cell from pathogens

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What is the lower epidermis of plant?

Outer layer of a plant

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What is the palisade mesophyll?

Layer of tall column-shaped mesophyll cells where the majority of photosynthesis takes place due to the amount of light its cells absorb

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10

What is the spongy mesophyll?

Loose tissue with many air spaces between it's cells. They have irregular cells causing pockets which contain carbon dioxide and oxygen

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What is the xylem?

Vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of the plant

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What is the phloem?

Vascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients throughout the plant

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What is the vein or vascular bundle?

In plants

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What is the stoma?

Pore-like openings in the underside of the leaf that allow carbon dioxide and oxygen to diffuse in and out of the leaf that allows carbon dioxide and oxygen to diffuse in and out of the leaf with turgor pressure

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What are guard cells?

Specialized cells in the epidermis that control the opening and closing of the stoma by responding to changes in water pressure

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16

What is a bundle sheath?

Is a stiff layer of cells that regulates movement of substances between tissues to protect the vein

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17

What factors regulates the opening and closing of stomata?

The temperature

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18

What is the equation for photosynthesis?

6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy = C6H12O6 + 6O2

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19

What gas enters a plant and what gas is released?

Carbon dioxide enters, Oxygen gas is released

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20

Which region of the visible light spectrum is not absorbed well by chlorophyll?

Green light because it is refracted from the plant making it difficult to be absorbed

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

Glucose and oxygen

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What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

6 Carbon dioxide and 6 Water molecules

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During what stage of photosynthesis is O2 produced?

Light dependent reactions

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The pigment molecules responsible for photosynthesis are located where?

Thylakoid membranes of the chloroplasts

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25

Where does photosynthesis occur?

Chloroplasts

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26

Explain the general photosynthesis process.

Light energy and water enters the light dependent reactions along with ADP + D NADP+ from the Calvin Cycle. The water is released from the light dependent reactions and become dioxide. The NADP+ is then turned into NADPH and then renters the Calvin cycle as well as ADP + D becoming ATP which also enters the Calvin cycle. The molecules that enter the Calvin cycle without the light dependent reactions is carbon dioxide which is released and combined into the molecule known as glucose which is stored as stable energy

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What is the chloroplast?

Membrane organelle that contains both structures and enzymes necessary for converting light energy into glucose

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Describe the layers and parts of the chloroplast.

The chloroplasts is made up of an outer membrane then an inner membrane. Within the inner membrane is granum which are stacks of thylakoids surrounded by stroma

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Name the two pigments or light absorbing compounds found within thylakoid membranes.

Chlorophyll a

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What is chlorophyll a?

Primary photosynthetic pigment of all plants

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What is chlorophyll b and carotenoids?

Secondary pigments that capture light energy and transfer it to chlorophyll a at the reaction center

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32

Why do leaves change color in the fall?

Leaves change color due to the availability of water which is restricted as the temperature gets colder and the amount of sunlight which may also be restricted due to less sun and shorter days

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What are the two steps of photosynthesis?

Light reaction (light dependent reaction) and the Calvin Cycle (light independent reaction)

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What is the light reaction?

This is the name for the light dependent chemical process where ATP and NADPH (useable energy) are formed in the thylakoid membrane

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What is the calvin cycle?

This is the name for the light indepedent chemical process which occurs in the stroma. ATP and NADPH are not stable so plants use carbon dioxide to create glucose

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36

How many turns of the calvin cycle does it take to create one glucose?

6

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37

Describe the process of the light reaction.

First water is broken up the hydrogen being used to create the gradient and dioxide is released as a waste product. 2 electrons are used to replace the ones that are lost from breaking the water bonds. Light energy then is absorbed by PS2 or photosystem two

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During what stage of photosynthesis is O2 produced?

Light dependent reactions

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What gas enters a plant and what gas is released?

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