Rachis Leaflet FIGURE 6-37 Leaves of barbery (Berberis) are tough and hard. It is dificult for insects to bite into them or lay eggs in them; however, the plant must invest considerable glucose to make the secondary walls of sclerenchyma cells, and the leaves must therefore photosynthesize longer before they reach their break-even point. Stomatal crypt FIGURE 6-38 (A) Yucca leaves are excellent examples of sclerophylls; they are tough and fibrous, and the cutidle is thick. These features reduce the amount of light reaching the chlorenchyma, but plant growth is probably limited by scarcity of water rather than reduced photosynthesis. These leaves may function for 5 to 10 years or more (x15). (B) Bundles of fibers occur just interior to the epidermis, and the thick mesophyll surrounds many vascular bundles (x50). (C) Stomata occur in long, shallow grooves that run between fiber bundles (x150). (D) Even vascular bundles of these sclerophylls have fiber sheaths (x150). (E) Sdlerophylls of Dracaena are very thick and have leaf veins throughout the mesophyll, unlike the single row in ordinary leaves (x15). (F) Leaf veins of Dracaena have extremely thick -Fiber bundle Vascular bundle (A) Fiber bundles Vascular bundles (B) fiber sheaths (x150). Fiber sheath Cuticle -Phloem -Xylem Fiber sheath AStomata (D) -Xylem -Phloem -Fiber саp (E) (F)

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Sclerophyllous foliage leaves like those in holly, barberry (as shown), and Yucca (as shown) have many unusual features. Do they live for 1 year or longer? They are more resistant to animals that might try to eat them. Why? What type of cells do they have that most leaves do not have?

Rachis
Leaflet
FIGURE 6-37 Leaves of barbery (Berberis) are tough and hard. It is dificult for insects
to bite into them or lay eggs in them; however, the plant must invest considerable
glucose to make the secondary walls of sclerenchyma cells, and the leaves must therefore
photosynthesize longer before they reach their break-even point.
Transcribed Image Text:Rachis Leaflet FIGURE 6-37 Leaves of barbery (Berberis) are tough and hard. It is dificult for insects to bite into them or lay eggs in them; however, the plant must invest considerable glucose to make the secondary walls of sclerenchyma cells, and the leaves must therefore photosynthesize longer before they reach their break-even point.
Stomatal crypt
FIGURE 6-38 (A) Yucca leaves are excellent examples
of sclerophylls; they are tough and fibrous, and the
cutidle is thick. These features reduce the amount of
light reaching the chlorenchyma, but plant growth
is probably limited by scarcity of water rather than
reduced photosynthesis. These leaves may function for
5 to 10 years or more (x15). (B) Bundles of fibers occur
just interior to the epidermis, and the thick mesophyll
surrounds many vascular bundles (x50). (C) Stomata
occur in long, shallow grooves that run between fiber
bundles (x150). (D) Even vascular bundles of these
sclerophylls have fiber sheaths (x150). (E) Sdlerophylls
of Dracaena are very thick and have leaf veins throughout
the mesophyll, unlike the single row in ordinary leaves
(x15). (F) Leaf veins of Dracaena have extremely thick
-Fiber
bundle
Vascular
bundle
(A)
Fiber bundles Vascular bundles
(B)
fiber sheaths (x150).
Fiber
sheath
Cuticle
-Phloem
-Xylem
Fiber
sheath
AStomata
(D)
-Xylem
-Phloem
-Fiber
саp
(E)
(F)
Transcribed Image Text:Stomatal crypt FIGURE 6-38 (A) Yucca leaves are excellent examples of sclerophylls; they are tough and fibrous, and the cutidle is thick. These features reduce the amount of light reaching the chlorenchyma, but plant growth is probably limited by scarcity of water rather than reduced photosynthesis. These leaves may function for 5 to 10 years or more (x15). (B) Bundles of fibers occur just interior to the epidermis, and the thick mesophyll surrounds many vascular bundles (x50). (C) Stomata occur in long, shallow grooves that run between fiber bundles (x150). (D) Even vascular bundles of these sclerophylls have fiber sheaths (x150). (E) Sdlerophylls of Dracaena are very thick and have leaf veins throughout the mesophyll, unlike the single row in ordinary leaves (x15). (F) Leaf veins of Dracaena have extremely thick -Fiber bundle Vascular bundle (A) Fiber bundles Vascular bundles (B) fiber sheaths (x150). Fiber sheath Cuticle -Phloem -Xylem Fiber sheath AStomata (D) -Xylem -Phloem -Fiber саp (E) (F)
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