Leaf Structure and Function – worksheet Name: ______________________

Part I: Match each term in the left column with the correct definition in the right
column.

Term Definition

chlorophyll the vascular (conducting) tissue in a plant that

transports organic materials such as glucose.

phloem openings in the lower surface of leaf that allows

gases (O2 and
CO2) in an out of the leaf.

xylem the waxy layer that protects a leaf from dehydration (drying
out).

stomata the pigment in plants necessary for photosynthesis.

chloroplast the layer of tissue in a leaf where most photosynthesis takes

place.

guard cells the conducting tissue in a plant that transports water and
nutrients.

palisade the layer of tissue in a leaf that provides support.

cuticle the lower “skin” of a leaf.

spongy mesophyll the organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll.

lower epidermis pairs of cells responsible for opening and closing stomata.

upper epidermis the upper “skin” of a leaf.

Part II. Label the following diagram of a leaf.