Palisade cell

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/palisade-cell

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is Palisade cell known for?Julius von Sachs's 19th-century research on photosynthesis and plant physiology
2. What is the scientific classification?Plant cell; Mesophyll tissue
3. What is the primary location?Upper layer of the leaf mesophyll
4. What are palisade cells?Palisade cells are special plant cells that act like tiny solar panels, soaking up sunshine to make food for the plant.
5. Why do palisade cells look like columns?They are shaped like long columns and stand upright, so they can catch the most direct sunlight that hits the leaf.

Thylakoid Membranes: Internal membrane systems within chloroplasts where light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur.
Calvin Cycle: The light-independent reactions of photosynthesis that fix carbon dioxide into sugars.
Primary Producers: Organisms, like plants, that create their own food from inorganic sources, forming the base of food webs.