Download Botany Study Guide Leaves CH 23-4 The thin, flat part of a leaf is

Botany Study Guide Leaves CH 23-4
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The thin, flat part of a leaf is called the _________________.
Transpiration is the loss of ____________ through a plant’s leaves.
When the guard cells of a leaf lose water, the stoma ______________.
In plants, the opening & closing of the stomata balance water loss with the need for
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5. _______________________ & _________________ diffuse in & out of a leaf through
the stomata.
6. Most of the photosynthetic activity in plants takes place in the ____________(what
layer).
7. Be able to label all parts of a leaf (like the detailed layers of a leaf diagram/drawing);
8. Be able to APPLY what is happening with water pressure based on diagrams of guard
cells…(When the stoma is open and closed);
9. The stomata of leaves are usually _____________ in light if a plant has enough water.
10. An __________________ (open or closed) stomata increases transpiration.
11. Would the stomata of a wilted plant be open or closed?.(why?)
12. Are stomata closed or open on a bright sunny day?
13. Stomata open into the _______________________ layer of a leaf.
14. _____________________ cells control the opening & closing of stomata.
15. Under what conditions of rainfall, temperature, & light would a plant’s stomata be
closed? EXPLAIN your answer.
16. Be able to APPLY information from the drawing of leaf layers (are stomata open or
closed; label structures, which labeled structures protect the leaf from drying out; identify
the structures by giving the name of them;