Biology chapter 8 plants

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How xylem is adapted to its functions

thick walls containing lignin - strengthen and prevent xylem vessels from collapsing

hollow tubes with no cytoplasm - water to flow easily

no end walls - forms a continuous tube for water to move upwards

dead cells with no cell contents - more space for water to flow

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name one feature dicotyledonous leaves that distinguishes them from monocotyledonous leaves

branching veins

broad shaped leaves


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explain why leaf is an organ

it is made from a group of tissues working together to perform a specific function

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palisade meosphyll

contains many chloroplasts

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upper epidermis

transparent to allow light in

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spongy mesophylls

has air spaces to allow diffusion of gases

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