Water Movement through a Plant

What does xylem transport?

• Water and minerals

• Water only

• Sugar

• Food

The movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called?

• cell membrane
• respiration
• osmosis
• diffusion

Plant absorbs water through the _________. 

• stem
• roots 
• leaves 
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The Casparian strips are found in the...

• Cortex

• Endodermis

• Xylem

• Root hairs

The phenomenon whereby liquids will spontaneously move up tubes that have a very small bore.

• Transpiration Pull

• Root Pressure

• Capillarity

• Diffusion

Attraction force between water molecules.

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Gravity

• Newton

Force of attraction between water molecules and the walls of the xylem vessels.

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Gravity

• Newton

Root pressure is a weak force

• True

• False

The continuous influx of water from the soil causes an upward force that develops in the roots.

• Capillarity

• Transpiration pull

• Osmosis

• Root pressure

The loss of water vapour through the stomata of leaves.

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Transpiration

• Translocation