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Question
The figure below represents the vertical section of a leaf:
(i) Name the parts 1 to 5.
(ii) How many veins have been shown?
(iii) State the functions of parts 4 and 5.
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Solution
(i)
- Cuticle
- Upper Epidermis
- Palisade tissue/chloroplast
- Xylem
- Stomata
(ii) One vein has been shown.
(iii) Xylem – helps in the conduction of water.
Stomata – through which exchange of gases takes place.
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