Leaves The leaves turn to get the most
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Leaves
The leaves turn to get the most sunlight possible
Floating Leaves
Overview • • • All leaves originate as primordia in the buds. At maturity, most leaves have a stalk (petiole) and a flattened blade (lamina) with a network of veins (vascular bundles). Leaves of flowering plants are associated with leaf gaps and have an axillary bud at the base. v May be simple (single blade) or compound (divided into leaflets).
Overview • Pinnately compound leaves have leaflets in pairs along the rachis, while palmately compound leaves have all the leaflets attached at the same point at the end of the petiole. v Pinnately compound leaves may be further subdivided an thus be referred to as bipinnately compound.
Leaf Arrangements and Types • Leaves are attached to stems at nodes, with stem regions between nodes known as internodes. v Phylotaxy (leaf arrangement) generally occurs in one of three ways: - Alternate - Opposite - Whorled
Leaf Arrangements and Types • Arrangement of veins in a leaf or leaflet blade may also be pinnate or palmate. v Pinnately veined leaves have a main midvein within a midrib. - Secondary veins branch from midvein. v Palmately veined leaves have several primary veins that fan out from the base of the blade. - Parallel in monocots - Divergent in dicots
Leaves
A, tripinnate; B, bipinnate; C, imparipinnate; D, paripinnate; E, palmate; F, pedate; G, scale leaves; H, simple; I, unifoliolate; J, bifoliolate; K, pinnately trifoliolate; L, palmately trifoliolate; M, biternate.
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Where to learn leaf shapes, etc. http: //www. vplants. org/plants/glossary/
Leaf Shapes
Leaf Margins
Leaf Apices, Venation, & Bases
Overview • Green leaves capture sunlight and thus go through photosynthesis. v Lower surfaces of leaves are dotted with stomata which allow carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen and water to diffuse out. - Guard Cells control stomatal opening. v Transpiration occurs when water evaporates from the leaf surface. v Guttation - Root pressure forces water out hydathodes.
Internal Structure of Leaves • Epidermis is a single layer of cells covering the entire surface of the leaf. v Upper epidermal cells are devoid of chloroplasts. v Waxy cuticle often present. v Different glands may also be present in the epidermis.
Stomata • Lower epidermis of most plans is perforated by numerous stomata. v Guard cells originate from the same parent cell, and contain chloroplasts. - Primary function includes regulating gas exchange between leaf interior and the atmosphere, and the evaporation of water. Ø Cell water pressure regulates guard cells which in turn regulate stomata.
Mesophyll and Veins • • Most photosynthesis takes place in the mesophyll between the two epidermal layers. v Palisade Mesophyll - Uppermost layer Contain most of leaf’s chloroplasts. v Spongy Mesophyll - Lower layer Veins (Vascular bundles) are scattered throughout the mesophyll. v Consist of xylem and phloem tissues surrounded by the bundle sheath.
Specialized Leaves • • Shade Leaves v Leaves in the shade receive less total light, thus tend to be thinner and have fewer hairs than leaves on the same tree exposed to direct light. Leaves of Arid Regions v Many have thick, leathery leaves and few stomata. v Some have succulent, water-retaining leaves, or dense, hairy coverings.
Specialized Leaves • Tendrils v Modified leaves that curl around more rigid objects helping the plant to climb or support weak stems. - Become coiled like a spring as they develop. Ø When contact is made, the tip curls around the object, and the direction of the coil reverses.
Specialized Leaves • Spines, Thorns, and Prickles v Spines - Modified leaves designed to reduce water loss and protect from herbivory. v Thorns - Modified stems arising in the axils of leaves of woody plants. v Prickles - Outgrowths from the epidermis or cortex.
Spines
Thorns
Prickles
Stinging Nettle
Rice Cutgrass - Silica
Specialized Leaves • • • Storage Leaves - Succulents Flower-Pot Leaves - Urn-Like Pouches Window Leaves - Leaves buried in ground. Reproductive Leaves - New plants at tips. Floral Leaves - Bracts
Tendrils
Specialized Leaves • Insect-Trapping Leaves v Pitcher Plants v Sundews Copyright © Mc. Graw-Hill Companies Permission Required for Reproduction or Display
Specialized Leaves • Insect-Trapping Leaves v Venus’s Flytraps v Bladderworts Copyright © Mc. Graw-Hill Companies Permission Required for Reproduction or Display
Why do leaves change color in the Fall?
Autumnal Changes in Leaf Color • • Cholorplasts of mature leaves contain several groups of pigments. v Chlorophylls - Green v Carotenoids - Yellows - In fall, chlorophylls break down and other colors are revealed. Water soluble anthocyanins (red or blue) and betacyanins (red) may also be present in the vacuole.
Abscission • Deciduous plants drop their leaves seasonally. v Occurs as a result of changes in an abscission zone near the base of the petiole of each leaf. - Cells of the protective layer become coated and impregnated with suberin.
Leaf Abscission Zone
Human and Ecological Relevance of Leaves • • Landscaping Food Dyes Ropes and Twine Drugs v Tobacco v Marijuana Insecticides Waxes
Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Leaves have no secondary xylem and phloem. Why not? How can you distinguish between upper and lower epidermis in most leaves? What leaf modifications are associated with dry areas? What leaf modifications are associated with wet areas? What leaf modifications are associated climbing? Why do pines, spruces, and firs have needle-like leaves?
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