spongy mesophyll - Creates air spaces to allow gas exchange inside the leaf, pallisade mesophyll - Main site of photosynthesis where most chloroplasts are found, phloem - Carries glucose (food) made in the leaf to the rest of the plant, waxy cuticle - Protects the leaf and reduces water loss, lower epidermis - Protects the underside of the leaf, stomata - Allows gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) to move in and out of the leaf, xylem - Transports water and minerals up from the roots, upper epidermis - Thin layer that protects the leaf and allows light to pass through, guard cells - open and close the stomata to control,

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