Question

In a typical leaf palisade parenchyma is present

• A. On the abaxial side
• B. On the adaxial side
• C. In the middle of the leaf
• D. In the petiole of the leaf

Answer 1

The correct option is B On the adaxial side

Palisade parenchyma cells are plant cells found within the mesophyll in leaves, right below the upper epidermis and cuticle. They are vertically elongated, a different shape from spongy mesophyll cells beneath them in the leaf. Their chloroplasts absorb a major portion of the light energy used by the leaf.

Palisade cells occur in dicotyledonous plants and also in the net-veined monocots. Pallisade cells are present on the adaxial side that is the upper side of leaf.