Photosynthesis_Plants

__**PLANTS AND LEAVES**__

Needles Palmate Simple Lobed
 * Shape of leaves:**

Plants make use of hydraulic pressure to make sure leaves uncurl itself.

- Thiner cells - Thinner wax layer - Thinner xylem tube - Hair to trap moisture (because the leaves are thin and lose water easily)
 * Why are some young leaves so hairy, soft, fragile looking?**

Leaves move in direction of the sunlight. Grows in mosaic way (exposed to light)
 * Characteristics of leaves**

Begonia (undergrowth/indoor plant): Whitish coloured parts of leaf focuses light onto chloroplast (to maximize sunlight)