During photosynthesis a plant absorbs light ... a tube of it boils when placed in a beaker of hot water. In this experiment you need to place a leaf in boiling ethanol to decolourise it.

A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls individual leaf growth and allows the plants to adapt to ...

These let carbon dioxide reach the other cells in the leaf, and also let the oxygen produced in photosynthesis leave the leaf easily. The water needed for photosynthesis is absorbed through the ...