Plant Transport

What does xylem transport?

• Water and minerals

• Water only

• Sugar

• Food

Where is xylem found in the plant?

• leave -> roots -> stem

• roots -> stem -> leaves

• root hairs -> leaves -> veins

• stem -> roots

What do the guard cells do?

• Control active transport

• Control nutrients moving into the cell

• Controls the rate of transpiration (loss of water through the leaf)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Water and minerals move in which direction within the plant

• Upward

• Down

Are phloem cells alive or dead?

• Alive

• Dead

The most common sugar made by plants is?

• Sucrose

• Gluten

• Cellulose

• Carbohydrates

Where does sugar transport begin?

• Roots

• Leaves

• Root hairs

• Vascular bundles

The evaporation of water from the stomata (openings in the leaves) is the process of ...

• Transpiration

• Translocation

• Diffusion

• Perspiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This plant structure carries sugars, amino acids, and plant hormones.

• Xylem Vessels

• Phloem

• Plant Straws

• Plant Blood Vessels

These plant structures carry water and mineral ions.

• Xylem Vessels

• Phloem

• Transpiration Tunnels

• Plant Arteries

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3