Bright ideas: How leaf cells shape the way plants capture lightdoi:10.1093/plphys/kiaf064Trozzi NicolaRobil Janlo MPlant Physiology
The color change is due to the chlorophyll-containing cells inside the leaf being eaten. When you eat peanut butter out of the jar, you remove the good stuff inside and leave the outside—the jar. This is what leaf miners are doing. Many larvae feeding together may cause blotches. ...
.Many plants use chemicals in a more direct way against their enemies.They makepoisons.Plants make many different poisons to try to fend off nibblers.Some poisonsbrush on skin to cause rashes.Others make the eater ill.Plant poisons can block thebody from digesting food,or break down cells....
Log In Sign Up Subjects Math How many leaves are there on a stemplot?Question:How many leaves are there on a stemplot?Stem and Leaf Plot:The stem and leaf plot is used to visualize the shape of the distribution and the number of values (or frequencies) associated with each group ...
How many seed leaves does a monocot have?Cotyledons:The cot suffix within monocot or dicot is short for cotyledon. A cotyledon is a seed-leaf. This refers to the leaf that is first to sprout out of a germinating seed. Note that examples of monocots are grass and palms, while examples ...
(b)The leaf of a plant is adapted to carry out photosynthesis.Explain how the following parts of the leaf are adapted for photosynthesis.(i) palisade mesophyll layer1.many chloroplasts;2.absorb/trap/capture light;3.(closely)packed/found near(upper)surface/eq;(ii)spongy mesophyll layer1.air ...
As a soft-stemmed plant, basil has low turgor pressure (the force exerted by water in plant cells to give them a sturdy structure), so without enough water to support the tissue, basil leaves wrinkle and curl. On the flip side, overwatering causes lower leaf curling as a result of water...
because plants absorb the leaf fertilizer through their stomata.Combinations of frequency and leaf fertilizer are available for many different crops.However,if the stomata are forced to remain open,the plant won't be able to ...
If severed from the main taproot, any rootlet can give rise to a new plant; this is one way to start a crop. Aspiring horseradish growers can also obtain root cuttings—sometimes called “starts” or “sets”—from seed companies and many local garden supply stores. ...
How many cells thick is the upper epidermis?A Tough Outer Layer:The epidermis is the outermost layer of our skin, which is the largest organ of the body. The epidermis is composed of four to five layers of tissue, depending on the area of the body. The skin serves a protective role, ...