Leaf Vocabulary Crossword

upper layer of leaf to absorb maximum light
gives plant green color and allows plants to absorb energy from light
exchange of gases during photosynthesis occurs in in open __________
allows for the interchange of gases that are needed for photosynthesis from air spaces between them
chloroplast is located in the __________, just below the epidermis and the cuticle
collection of tube-like tissues that flow through plants, transporting critical substances to various parts of the plant
transports water and nutrients
transports organic molecules
serves as a plant's skin and protects internal tissues from the outside world by creating a barrier; also involved in evaporation
water-impervious protective layer limiting water loss