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Plant Structure, Growth and Function

How Plants Maximize Sunlight Capture

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Plants need light energy to make glucose, so leaf shape and plant structure help determine how well they capture sunlight. Many modern plants have evolved leaves that are specialized for light capture. Leaf size can vary from just a few millimeters wide to tens of meters wide, depending on the environment.

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Las plantas tienen una asombrosa diversidad

en la forma de sus hojas, en su tamaño y en su orientación.

Las hojas del ruibarbo Gunnera manicata crecen

de manera horizontal, desde 2,5 metros hasta 4.

mientras que algunos pastos crecen como pequeñas aspas verticales al suelo.

¿Porqué hay tanta variedad en l...

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Leaf Area IndexPhyllotaxy PatternsLeaf MorphologyPhotosynthesis EfficiencyLeaf OrientationWater Loss PreventionChloroplast DistributionLeaf Size AdaptationEnvironmental Adaptation

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