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      • Leaves manufacture water vapor as a product of transpiration—that is, the passage of watery vapor through a membrane or pores. So leaves have tiny valves called stomata on their underside.
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  2. How are cells structured? Learn about the size and function of plant and animal cells for GCSE Combined Science, AQA.

    • Plant and Animal Cells

      Cell structure - AQA Plant and animal cells. Organisms are...

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      How are cells structured? Learn about the size and function...

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    • Palisade Mesophyll
    • Spongy Mesophyll
    • Vascular Bundle

    An epidermal leaf cell is any cell which protects the outside of the leaf. These cells are often short and flattened, much like a square pancake. They form a protective layer over the leaf. They often produce waxy substances which protect the leaf from drying out or being attacked by insects. A leaf cell in the epidermis often lacks chloroplasts, t...

    The palisade mesophyll consists of a type of leaf cell specifically designed to carry out photosynthesis. These cells are absolutely packed with chlorophyll, and simply work their hardest to pump out as much sugar as they can. This sugar they release into the intracellular space, where it works its way to the next type of leaf cell.

    Spongy mesophyll is exactly what it sounds like: a loose matrix of structural mesophyll cells. These cells are not neatly packed into rows like the palisade cells. Rather, they form networks around bundles of vascular cells, and transport materials to and from the bundles. Like palisade mesophyll leaf cells, they can photosynthesize, but they carry...

    The last type of leaf cell is not specific to the leaf, as it travels the entire length of the plant. The cells around the xylem and phloem together make the vascular bundle. These highly specialized cells allow water and minerals to flow up from the roots, while transporting the products of photosynthesis to the entire plant. Like the arteries and...

  3. However, plant cells, which are eukaryotic, contain organelles and a nucleus while prokaryotic cells do not possess organelles or a membrane bound nucleus. We will start by going over the structures that are unique to all eukaryotic.

  4. Feb 2, 2023 · The cell membrane, also called the plasma membrane, is a thin layer that surrounds the cytoplasm of all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including plant and animal cells. It is a selectively permeable cell organelle,allowing certain substances inside the cell while preventing others to pass through and thus is analogous to a barrier or ...

  5. A chemical process used by plants to make glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water, using light energy. Oxygen is produced as a by-product of photosynthesis. Algae subsumed within...

  6. Leaves manufacture water vapor as a product of transpiration—that is, the passage of watery vapor through a membrane or pores. So leaves have tiny valves called stomata on their underside. The stomata control how gases pass between the plant and the air.

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  7. The Central Vacuole. The central vacuole is a large organelle that often fills most of the plant cell. It is filled with liquid and surrounded by a membrane called the tonoplast. Plants can alter the solute concentration in the central vacuole to influence cell structure and movement of water.