Directions: Color each of the following structures on the leaf cross section the correct color listed below:
a. Green – leaf cells that make food
b. Red – leaf cells that protect
c. Blue – leaf cells that carry water and food
Cut the pieces out and glue them onto the construction paper given to you in their correct positions. Label the following
parts of the leaf:
-
Mesophyll
Palisade Layer
Spongy Layer
Air spaces
- Upper epidermis
- Lower epidermis
- Upper cuticle
- Lowe cuticle
- Vein (xylem/phloem)
- Stomata
- Guard cells