The picture below is of two oak leaves taken from the same tree. Leaf B is on av

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The picture below is of two oak leaves taken from the same tree. Leaf B is on average a much thicker than leaf A. It is likely that _____ is taken from the canopy (top of tree) and has ______ than ______ which is likely taken from a branch closer to the forest floor in more shaded environment. more photosynthetic cells (palisade and spongy mesophyll) and has greater numbers of chloroplasts per surface area; Leaf B more photosynthetic cells (palisade and spongy mesophyll) and has greater numbers of chloroplasts per surface area; Leaf A less photosynthetic cells (palisade and spongy mesophyll) and has less numbers of chloroplasts per surface area, Leaf B less photosynthetic cells (palisade and spongy mesophyll) and has less numbers of chloroplasts per surface area; Leaf A

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Answer;LeafA:more photosynthetic cells(paliside and spongy mesophyll)and has greater numbers of chloroplasts per surface area;Leaf B

EXPLANATION;Generally the leaf A surface area is more than leaf B,so it is more exposed to sun ,so it has more scope of having paliside mesophyll which helps in photosynthesis

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