Variegated Leaf

What is Variegated Leaf?

A leaf with both green and non-green regions, the green regions containing chlorophyll and the non-green regions containing little or none. Because both kinds of region belong to the same leaf and share its light, air, water and temperature, a variegated leaf provides a built-in comparison for investigating whether chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis.

This definition is part of the Plant Nutrition chapter in Cambridge O Level Biology.

Concepts related to Variegated Leaf

• Chlorophyll
• Chloroplast
• within-leaf control
• Destarching