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Identifying Leaf Structures in a Dicotyledonous Plant (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award)): Revision Note

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Identifying Leaf Structures in a Dicotyledonous Plant

  • The leaves of dicotyledonous plants contain the following structures:

    • Chloroplasts

    • Cuticle

    • Guard cells

    • Stomata

    • Upper and lower epidermis

    • Palisade mesophyll

    • Spongy mesophyll

    • Air spaces

    • Vascular bundles containing xylem and phloem

Dicotyledonous plant leaf structure diagram

Structure of a leaf, IGCSE & GCSE Biology revision notes

Leaf structure is adapted to maximise the rate of photosynthesis

Identifying Leaf Structures in a Dicotyledonous Plant: Extended

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  • The structures within dicotyledonous leaves are all adaptations that aid photosynthesis:

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    Naomi Holyoak

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    Naomi graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in Biological Sciences. She has 8 years of classroom experience teaching Key Stage 3 up to A-Level biology, and is currently a tutor and A-Level examiner. Naomi especially enjoys creating resources that enable students to build a solid understanding of subject content, while also connecting their knowledge with biology’s exciting, real-world applications.