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EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?

EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?. Leaves. EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?. Most numerous part to a plant Role – capture the sun’s energy and carry out the food making process of photosynthesis. Leaf Structure. Bottom and top layers which protect cells

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EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?

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  1. EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?

  2. Leaves EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves? • Most numerous part to a plant • Role – capture the sun’s energy and carry out the food making process of photosynthesis

  3. Leaf Structure • Bottom and top layers which protect cells • Leaf veins that contain the xylem and phloem • Stomata – • underside of leaf has small pores or openings • Opens and closes to control the amount of gas that enters and leaves the leaf EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?

  4. Leaf and Photosynthesis • Top layer of leaf contains chloroplasts • Chlorophyll in the chloroplasts trap sun’s energy EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?

  5. Leaf and Photosynthesis • Carbon Dioxide enters the leaf through the stomata • Water, which is absorbed by the plants roots, travels up to plant through xylem • Sugar and oxygen are produced from the CO2and O2. EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?

  6. Leaf and Photosynthesis • Oxygen exits leaf through stomata • Sugar enters the phloem and then travels throughout the plant EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?

  7. Controlling Water Loss • Transpiration – process by which water evaporates from a plant’s leaves • Plants slow down transpiration by closing the stomata EQ: How do I describe the function of leaves?

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