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Leaf structure: built for photosynthesis — Homework
Match each leaf structure to its function.
- 1.Why is a leaf broad and flat?
- 2.What do guard cells control, and why does that control matter?
- 3.Name the leaf structures that transport water in and glucose out.
- 4.Explain why a leaf's waxy cuticle is important, even though it is not directly involved in making sugar.
- 5.Why does the palisade layer, packed with chloroplasts, sit near the top of the leaf?
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