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Broad flat lamina;to expose more surface to sunlight.
Stomata;opens during the day for entry of carbon (IV) Oxide into the photosythetic cells
Arrangement of palisade cells below the upper epidermis; to receive maximum sunlight
Chlorophyll;traps light for photosynthesis
Palisade cells have numerous chloroplast; to carry out photosynthesis
Leaf mosaic; to expose every leaf to sunlight
Thin cuticle; to reduce the distance over which carbon (IV) oxide diffuse
into the photosynthetic cells.
Guard cells;surrounds the stomata; controls opening and clossing of the stomata.
Veins; Xylem; transport water to the photosynthetic cells while phloem translocates synthesised food to other parts of the plant
Spongy mesophyl cells with air spaces; to allow diffusion of gases in and out of the leaf,
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