iGCSE Biology - 6.2 Leaf structure

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This powerpoint is purposefully made for iGCSE Biology students using the most recent Cambridge syllabus.

It covers the following criteria - 6.2 Leaf structure

Core

1. State that most leaves have a large surface area and are thin, and explain how these features are adaptations for photosynthesis

2. Identify in diagrams and images the following structures in the leaf of a dicotyledonous plant: chloroplasts, cuticle, guard cells and stomata, upper and lower epidermis, palisade mesophyll, spongy mesophyll, air spaces, vascular
   bundles, xylem and phloem

3. Explain how the structures listed in 6.2.2 adapt leaves for photosynthesis