what is the name for the loosely packed layer of mesophy2 found in a leaf?

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2007-03-26 11:22:01 · 3 answers · asked by TJ J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany

It's spongy mesophyll.

The more tightly packed layer in dicot leaves is palisade mesophyll.

2007-03-26 11:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Spongy mesophyll. That is the collective term. It is composed of loosely packed parenchyma tissues called aerenchyma.

2007-03-27 01:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by Eloise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

parenchyma

2007-03-26 18:34:01 · answer #3 · answered by pathc22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋