Difference between the top and the bottom of leafs - Biology Forum

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mith 18 years ago

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- February 21, 2007 at 9:41 pm #6996
  strawberry_87
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  We have an exam coming up in about two days and one of the question is how you can distinguish the upper side from the lower side of a leaf. I have looked in a lot of books and also on the net but can’t find much. Would someone be able to help me, that would be great 🙂
- February 21, 2007 at 10:04 pm #69278
  James
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  Search for leaf structure diagrams. Stomata located on the bottom side, palisade cells are closer to the top side etc.
- February 21, 2007 at 10:06 pm #69279
  MrMistery
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  depends on the leaf… Pinus sp. leaves have no top and bottom 😆
- February 21, 2007 at 11:09 pm #69282
  mith
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  The top of the leaf is specialized to collect light, however in some plants such as those that live on water, the stomata has to be on top for gas exchange.
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