Question

Differentiate between petiole and veins.

Answer 1

The petiole: It is the stalk-like structure which connects the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole has tiny tubes, that connect the veins on the leaf blade to the stem. Few of these enable water transport to the leaf while the other carry food away from the leaf to other parts of the plant.

#Function of petiole:
-If you've eaten a celery stalk, you've eaten a petiole, the part of some plants that connects the blade of a leaf to its stem. In terms of their function, petioles play an important part in photosynthesis. They are also responsible for the dramatic way deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall.

#Function of veins in leaf:
-Veins provide support for the leaf and transport both water and minerals (via xylem) and food energy (via phloem) through the leaf and on to the rest of the plant.