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EDGE
PETIOLE
VEINS
MIDRIB
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The MIDRIB provides strength throughout the leaf.
It keeps it upright in the wind.
VEINS transport water and glucose around the plant.
The PETIOLE connects the leaf to the plant’s stem.
Leaves are thin to minimise the distance
for carbon dioxide to travel into leaf cells.
Chlorophyll is the green pigment that absorbs sunlight.
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