What does the word "mesophyll" mean?

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Nam D.
Jun 14, 2018

They are a type of tissue in the plant...

Explanation:

Mesophyll refers to the inner tissue of a leaf, which contains many chloroplasts. This allows for the plant to have maximum photosynthesis, which is vital for its survivability. The palisade mesophyll cells are looking just below the epidermis layer, and are the long-shaped cells.

Below them are the spongy mesophyll cells, which have huge gaps for maximum air diffusion and gas exchange.

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