AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

THE LEAF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which part of leaf is food manufactured?
A
leaf base
B
petiole
C
lamina
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The glucose produced is the food for the Plant which is translocated through the phloem or the vascular tissue also present in the Lamina to various parts of the Plant. The whole process is called photosynthesis and is the main function of the green leaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Photosynthesis takes place in the part of a plant cell called a chloroplast. Chloroplasts are found in the cells of leaves. Chloroplasts use chlorophyll to store the food they have created using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-3: -Typically, a leaf consists of a broad expanded blade (the lamina), attached to the plant stem by a stalklike petiole. In angiosperms leaves commonly have a pair of structures known as stipules, which are located on each side of the leaf base and may resemble scales, spines, glands, or leaflike structures.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lamina refers to the entire flat and extended section of the leaf. In a nutshell, the lamina of a leaf is the blade of the leaf or the leaf blade.

Detailed explanation-5: -Each leaf typically has a leaf blade called the lamina, which is also the widest part of the leaf.

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