Identifying Leaf Structures in a Dicotyledonous Plant
- You will be expected to identify the following structures in the leaf of a dicotyledonous plant:
- Chloroplasts
- Cuticle
- Guard cells
- Stomata
- Upper and lower epidermis
- Palisade mesophyll
- Spongy mesophyll
- Air spaces
- Vascular bundles (xylem and phloem)
Diagram showing the cross-section of a leaf
An electron micrograph of a leaf