Quick Review

Quick Review

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High Concentration Low Concentration
Low Concentration High Concentration
Equilibrium
WHAT DO MOST LEAVES HAVE IN
COMMON?

• Why are leaves not as thick

as the sole of running
shoes?
 Adaptations of the leaf for
photosynthesis and gaseous exchange
• Leaves are adapted for photosynthesis and gaseous exchange.
Adaptation Function
Provides a short distance for carbon dioxide to move by
Thin
diffusion into the leaf
Contains chlorophyll Absorbs light
Stomata Allows carbon dioxide to move by diffusion into the leaf

Network of tubes (xylem and phloem) To transport water (xylem) and food (phloem)

To open and close the stomata depending on the conditions

Guard cells
 Adaptations of the leaf for
photosynthesis and gaseous exchange
The structure of the leaf is adapted for gas exchange. The cells in the spongy
mesophyll (lower layer) are loosely packed to provide a large surface area.
 Adaptations of the leaf for
photosynthesis and gaseous exchange

They are adapted for photosynthesis by having a large surface area, and contain
openings, called stomata to allow carbon dioxide into the leaf and oxygen out.
Stomata
 Gaseous Exchange

Gaseous exchange is a process in which plants and other organisms

exchange different gases with the environment.

Plants obtain the gases they need through their leaves. They
oxygen for respiration and _________________
require __________ carbon dioxide for
photosynthesis.
 Gaseous Exchange

• The gases diffuse into the intercellular spaces of the leaf through pores, which
Stomata
are normally on the underside of the leaf -___________. From these spaces
they will diffuse into the cells that require them.
carbon dioxide
• What gas is diffusing INTO leaves from the air? ___________________
diffusion
• What process allows for this movement of gas? _______________________
• Water vapour [as a gas] and oxygen also diffuse but, out of the stomata.
• What must be the concentration of each gas inside and outside of the leaf to
allow for these movements? Oxygen and water vapour _______ inside;
________ outside; carbon dioxide __________ inside; _______ outside.
 Questions

1. One feature of the leaf which makes it ideal for gaseous exchange?
Ans: Leaves are thin , have stomata and
guard cells
2. During photosynthesis carbon dioxide diffuses in or out of the leaves?
Ans: In
3. Oxygen is required for what process, Respiration or Photosynthesis?
Ans: Respiration