Classifying leaves

One of the ways scientists classify or group plants, is to look at ways the leaves of plants are the same. Some of the things they look at are:
  • the shape of the leaf
  • the vein pattern
  • whether the edge of the leaf is smooth or spikey
  • whether there is one leaf or more than one leaf branching from the stalk. 

Question

a)  Choose two leaves that have the same smooth edge. 

    • leaf option 1

    • leaf 2

    • leaf 3

    • leaf 4

Question

b)  Choose two leaves that have the same vein pattern.

    • leaf 1

    • leaf 2

    • leaf 3

    • leaf 4

Question 1Change answer

Explain how the vein pattern is the same in the two leaves you chose. 

Question 1Change answer

leaf 1leaf 2
 
c)  Moana chose these leaves. She said they were the same because:
  • both had 3 leaves that branched out from the stalk
  • both had a smooth edge
i)  Are the answers Moana gave correct? 
     YesNo
    Explain why you think this.
    
ii) Has Moana left out any other reasons why they were the same?
     YesNo 
    Explain why you think this.