IGCSEBiologyCIERevision Notes6. Plant Nutrition6.1 Photosynthesis & Leaf Structure6.1.11 Identifying Leaf Structures in a Dicotyledonous Plant

Identifying Leaf Structures in a Dicotyledonous Plant (CIE IGCSE Biology)

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Identifying Leaf Structures in a Dicotyledonous Plant

  • You will be expected to identify the following structures in the leaf of a dicotyledonous plant:
    • Chloroplasts
    • Cuticle
    • Guard cells
    • Stomata
    • Upper and lower epidermis
    • Palisade mesophyll
    • Spongy mesophyll
    • Air spaces
    • Vascular bundles (xylem and phloem)

Structure of a leaf, IGCSE & GCSE Biology revision notes

Diagram showing the cross-section of a leaf

 Leaf PhotomicrographAn electron micrograph of a leaf

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