plant tissues!

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Epidermis is thin and transparent
To allow more light to reach the palisade cells
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Thin cuticle made of wax
To protect the leaf without blocking out light
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Palisade cell layer at top of leaf
To absorb more light
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Spongy layer
Air spaces allow carbon dioxide to diffuse through the leaf, and increase the surface area
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Palisade cells contain many chloroplasts
To absorb all the available light
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Card 2

Front

Thin cuticle made of wax

Back

To protect the leaf without blocking out light

Card 3

Front

Palisade cell layer at top of leaf

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Spongy layer

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Palisade cells contain many chloroplasts

Back

Preview of the front of card 5

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