Leaf & Chloroplast Anatomy exam Flashcards

The interior leaf tissue rich in chloroplasts where photosynthesis occurs.

Stomata regulate gas exchange, allowing carbon dioxide in and oxygen out.

Organelles in mesophyll cells that serve as the site of photosynthesis.

Thylakoids are membrane-bound structures within chloroplasts, stacked in grana.

The fluid-filled space within chloroplasts, surrounding the thylakoids.

They provide the energy needed to drive the photosynthetic process.

Stacks of thylakoids within the chloroplast.

Derived from 'meso' (middle) and 'phil' (leaf), it refers to the middle leaf tissue.

Tiny pores on the leaf surface that control gas exchange.

Stomata are pores for gas exchange; stroma is the fluid inside chloroplasts.

The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.

The outer membrane and the inner membrane.

They allow for gas exchange, enabling photosynthesis to proceed.

A single membrane-bound structure within the chloroplast.

It performs photosynthesis for the plant.

They contain the structures necessary for photosynthesis.

It is the site where the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis occurs.

Carbon dioxide, oxygen, and water vapor.

To capture light energy and convert it into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

Stacks of thylakoids within the chloroplast.

Mesophyll cells contain numerous chloroplasts, which are the sites of photosynthesis.

It surrounds and protects the entire organelle.

It encloses the stroma and thylakoids, playing a role in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

They increase the surface area for light absorption during photosynthesis.

Light provides the energy required to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

The mesophyll tissue.

They allow water vapor to diffuse in and out of the leaf.

Its structure, including thylakoids and stroma, facilitates the light-dependent and light-independent reactions of photosynthesis.