If a leaf is covered with a black plastic tape, will it die?

Subject: If a leaf is covered with a black plastic tape, will it die?

Date: Thu Nov 5 00:48:58 2009
Posted by Wei Khai
Grade level: 7-9 School: Raffles Institution
City: Singapore State/Province: Singapore Country: Singapore
Area of science: Botany
ID: 1257407338.Bt

Message:


A leaf cannot make food if it is covered with a plastic tape, it will die in a few 
days. Can the other leaves supply this leaf with food? Or it will not get food 
from the other leaves and just wither?

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