Plant Leaf Structure: Class 11 Biology
Leaf Structure In Plants Hello Students! As you know leaves are an important part of the plant that carries out photosynthesis to help the plant to exist. Photosynthesis is the process in which light energy is converted into chemical energy i.e., plants use carbon dioxide and water and convert them into oxygen and Glucose which is further use by the plants in the form of food. But do you know how the leaf is consists of? The plants have some thin, flat organs present at the lateral side of each node known as Leaves . Parts of a leave - A leaf consist of some basic structure like leaf base, petiole, and lamina. Leaf Base - This is the part where a leaf attaches to the stem. Leaf base has two small leaf-like structures called stipules. Petiole - petiole is long, thin,