Vascular Systems and Root Structure in Plants

The tubes and support that transport water

and nutrients up, down and around in plants

• Vascular System

• Shoot System

• Root System

• Reproductive System

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Vascular tissue (tubes) responsible for the transportation of water and minerals up from the roots and around the plant.

• Stomata

• Transpiration

• Phloem

• Xylem

Vascular tissue (tubes) responsible for the transportation of glucose down and around in a plant.

• Transpiration

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Root Hairs

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The process of water movement in plants

due to evaporation out the stomata

and absorption of water through the root hairs

• Active Transport

• Transpiration

• Stomata

• Guard Cells

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Pores under leaves

that allow for transpiration

and gas exchange

• Xylem

• Stomata

• Phloem

• Transpiration

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Two cells that regulate the size of the stomata depending on temperature and

water conditions

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Stomata

• Guard Cells

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What is absorbed by the plant by it's roots, and transpiration takes place as the water exits the ________?

• Leaves

• Stem

• Branch

• Roots

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What is the effect of increasing light intensity in transpiration?

• It decreases transpiration rates

• It increases transpiration rates

• It doesn't impact the rate of transpiration

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Can excess transpiration lead to stunted growth?

• YES

• NO

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Which statement describes the phloem transport system of plants?

• It transports sugar and is lignified

• It transports sugar and is not lignified

• It transports water and is lignified