Question

why some leaf called food factory of a plant​

Answer 1

The leaf is called the food factory of the plant because it makes food by the process of photosynthesis with the help of raw materials like water and carbon-dioxide using sunlight and chlorophyll.

Answer 2

Question:

Why leaf is called as the food factory of a plant?

Firstly,let us clear some terms:

Photosynthesis:

Photosynthesis is the process of synthesis of food from inorganic materials in chlorophyll during daytime

Chlorophyll:

Chlorophyll is a plant pigment which is required for the production of food. It is present in the chloroplast

Leaf:

Leaf is a flattened structure which is produced from the nodes of the stem. It's main functions are transpiration and photosynthesis

Generally in plants,

★Leaf houses the process of photosynthesis.

•As it is the process by which food for plant is prepared,leaf is called as the food factory of the plant.

•Vegetative parts like stem also contains chlorophyll but they don't facilitate the process of photosynthesis

-KARTHIK