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Photosynthesis |
Process wherein green chemical in the leaves called chlorophyll absorbs sunlight, and changes water and carbon dioxide into food for the plant |
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Petiole |
Small stalk that connects a leaf to the stem |
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Blade |
Flat surface of the leaf that absorbs sunlight |
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Cuticle |
A waxy secretion on the suface of the blade |
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Veins |
Seen on the blades |
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Stomata |
Tiny pores on the underside of the leaf. Carbon dioxide and oxygen enter and exit though it. |
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Midrib |
It is the large vein found from the base to the tip of the leaf |
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Venation |
It is the arrangement of veins |
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Parralel venation |
Leaves that have veins that start from the base of the leaf and go straight up to the tip |
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Netted venation |
It is the leaves that have veins that look like a net |
