science
Waxy layer water proofing upper leaves.
cuticle
: Upper layer of cells. No chloroplasts.
Protection.
Upper epidermis:
: Strongly packed upper layer of chloroplast containing cells
Palisade Mesophyll
: Refers to a single layer of cells on the
lower surface of the leaf that contain stomata and guard cells.
Lower Epidermis
: The lower layer of chloroplast containing cells. Air spaces around them.
Spongy Mesophyll
use for transport.
Vascular Bundle:
carry water and minerals throughout the plant.
Xylem
transport of food in the form of sucrose.
Phloem
Two cells surrounding stomata that control rate of gas & water exchange
guard cell
allows the entrance of the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis.
Stomata
- the main product of photosynthesis
-a sugar that acts as the "food" source for plants.
glucose
glucose is converted into chemical energy during cellular respiration
ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate
formed during photosynthesis, which is necessary for animal life, is essentially a waste product of the photosynthesis process.
oxygen
The kitchen of the plant is the
leaf
which the plant produces its energy (food). They obtain their green color due to the
presence of chlorophyll.
Photosynthesis occurs in
chloroplasts
Plant cells and some algae contain an organelle called the
chloroplast
this pigment that imparts a
green color to plant parts and serves to capture light energy
Chlorophyll-is
is made up of stacks of disc-shaped structures known as thylakoids, consist of chlorophyll pigments and are the functional units of chloroplasts.
grana
colorless liquid surrounding the grana. The thylakoid lumen is a continuous aqueous phase enclosed by the thylakoid membrane. It plays an important role for photophosphorylation during photosynthesis
stroma