Question

Which among the following part of the leaf is used to prepare the leaf peel mount?

• A. Upper side of a leaf
• B. Lower side of a leaf
• C. Both upper and lower side of leaf
• D. Neither upper nor lower side of leaf

Answer 1

The correct option is B Lower side of a leaf

The slide of leaf peel mount is made to visualize the structure of stomata in the leaf. Stomata is the opening on the leaf epidermis which is used in transpiration. It is scattered among the epidermal cells. The lower side of the leaf is taken for visualizing stomata because on the lower epidermis more stomata are present as compared to upper. Apart from stomata, Epidermal cells, guard cells with many nuclei and one chloroplast are also visible in the mount.

So, the correct answer is 'Lower side of a leaf'.