Question

Mesophyll cells function

Answer 1

1. As it forms the main bulk of tissue of the leaf it is concerned with important physiological functions of the leaves.
2. The arrangement of the palisade tissue at right angle to the epidermal surface protects the chloroplast from the sun rays.
3. Mesophyll cells are site which are specialized for photosynthesis; since it has important organelle needed during the photosynthesis.
4. Mesophyll cells stores the food that is prepared during the photosynthesis until it has been translocated to the sink.