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_______________ leaves are large and thin due to limited availability of sunlight. Also, it has fewer chloroplasts and defined mesophyll layers. |
shade leaves |
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____________ leaves, adapted to desert conditions, are usually small, thick, leathery, occasionally succulent, has fewer amounts of stomata, and usually silvery in color. |
arid leaves |
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submerged leaves without mesophyll layers and large air spaces are ____________. |
aquatic leaves |
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modified leaf or stem that allows a plants to clutch onto solid material, thus provides structural support. |
tendrils |
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sharp modified leaves. |
spines |
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sharp modified stems |
thorns |
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sharp modified outgrowth of the epidermis |
prickles |
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non-photosynthetic leaves that contains large vacuoles, and stores large amounts of water and sugars. |
storage leaves |
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leaves that forms a pouch that attracts ants that brings nutrients to the plant. |
flower pot leaves |
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leaves of plants that occur in arid regions that have transparent ends to directly penetrate the mesophyll layer with sunlight. |
window leaves |