Important Questions
Important Questions
Important Questions
Q.1. w
Answer the questions below the passage on the basis of your understanding of the paragraph and the
related studied concepts. Q.2.
Ans.
1. The leaf is the main photosynthetic organ in a plant. It controls gas exchange the amount of water
loss in plants. Upper epidermis cells contain no chloroplasts, which is not true for the guard cells. Q. 3.
They form layers on the upper and lower surface of the leaf. Their function is to prevent water Ans.
from getting and stopping unwanted substances/organisms from getting in. The palisade
out
Q. 4.
mesophyll layer is where most of the photosynthesis occurs in the leaf. The palisade cells contain
a lot of Ans.
chloroplasts to help them perform photosynthesis. Lower epidermis is the bottom layer
of the leaf, and is one cell thick. They may not contain a cuticle within the lower
epidermis,
there Q. 5.
are some holes found in leaves called stomata. These holes allow gases to diffuse in and out of
The
Ans
the leaves.
Guard cells
stomata are formedcells
the only epidermis
by two highly specialized
that contain
epidermis cells, called guard cells.
Q.6
are
chloroplasts.
Ans
Palisade
mesophyt
Spongy
mesophyll
Lower
xylem epidermis
Phioem
ONers exchange.
ion (b) Allow gas