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Title: Function of the Internal Components of a Leaf
Description: These set of notes describe the various functions that different components of a leaf have, and it should cater best for 16-year-old students taking the GCSE-O Level Examinations.
Description: These set of notes describe the various functions that different components of a leaf have, and it should cater best for 16-year-old students taking the GCSE-O Level Examinations.
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The Functions of the Internal Components of a Leaf (Land Plants)
Tissue
Cuticle
Structure
Function
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Waxy
Reduces the water lost from
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Transparent
the leaf through evaporation
...
Contains lots of chlorophyll
to carry out photosynthesis
...
The xylem tissues transport
water and mineral salts from
Vascular Bundle
-
Contains xylem and
phloem tissues
the roots to other parts of
the plant; while the phloem
tissues transport sucrose
from the leaves to other
parts of the plant
...
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Single layer
-
Covered by cuticle
Lower Epidermis
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Closely packed cells
Contains stomata and
guard cells
Allows gaseous exchange
...
Control the opening and
Guard Cells
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Surround the stoma
closing of the stoma, which
allows for the gaseous
exchange in leaves
Title: Function of the Internal Components of a Leaf
Description: These set of notes describe the various functions that different components of a leaf have, and it should cater best for 16-year-old students taking the GCSE-O Level Examinations.
Description: These set of notes describe the various functions that different components of a leaf have, and it should cater best for 16-year-old students taking the GCSE-O Level Examinations.