| What are functions of a foliage leaf | The most obvious function of a foliage leaf is its ability to go through photosynthesis, actions of foliage leaves that are taken for granted would be the foliage leaves ability to Protect the plant and acquire certain things such as nitrogen in a way that not all plants are able to do. |
| What is the stalk, flat and thin part of a leaf called? | The stalk of a leaf is called the petiole, The flat part of a leaf is called the lamina. The thin part of the leaf is called the cuticle. |
| In monocot leaves, instead of a stalk (petiole) foliage leaves have... | a sheathing leaf base that wraps around the stem |
| If a leaf has a blade that only consists of one tissue then we call that a | simple leaf |
| If the blade consists of several pieces of tissue then the leaf is called a | compound leaf |
| is it possible for plants to have different types of leaves? | yes, While a plant is developing it may not have enough nutrients and compounds to produce bigger leaves, but as it grows so does the size and complexity of the leaf. |
| Describe the type of venation between monocot and eudicot leaves | Monocots have a parallel assortment of leaf veins and eudicots have a reticulate arrangement of leaf veins |
| what does the abscission zone do in leaves? | The abscission zone’s cells have the responsibility of cutting off the leaf when the leaf is no longer of use to the plant. |
| how does the upper epidermis differ from the lower epidermis in leaves? | by having hairs to give shade to the sunlight. The upper epidermis also has less stomata and guard cells than the lower epidermis. The hair on the upper epidermis are adaptive giving nature that the sun's reflection is very warm and bright and the hairs provide shade. |
| Describe the pitchers of nepenthe, the flypapers leaves of sunder and the venus flytrap. | The pitchers of Nepenthes is a passive insect trapping plant that traps insects in pitchers of water naturally formed by the plant by tendrils. The flypaper leaves of sundew are an unpassive plant that captures insects with sticky hairs formed along the plant. venus flytrap is a passive plant that baits insects into the plant and closes around the insect, trapping it. |
