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4 Structure of The Leaf

The leaf has adaptations to efficiently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide diffuses from the air spaces around the spongy mesophyll tissue into the leaf mesophyll cells, and then into the chloroplast where photosynthesis occurs. The leaf's structure of spongy mesophyll tissue surrounded by air spaces allows carbon dioxide to easily diffuse from the atmosphere into the chloroplast.

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4 Structure of The Leaf

The leaf has adaptations to efficiently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide diffuses from the air spaces around the spongy mesophyll tissue into the leaf mesophyll cells, and then into the chloroplast where photosynthesis occurs. The leaf's structure of spongy mesophyll tissue surrounded by air spaces allows carbon dioxide to easily diffuse from the atmosphere into the chloroplast.

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Structure of the Leaf

How photosynthesising cells obtain carbon dioxide

Pathway of carbon dioxide from atmosphere to chloroplasts by diffusion:

atmosphere → air spaces around spongy mesophyll tissue → leaf mesophyll cells → chloroplast
Adaptations of Leaf for Photosynthesis

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