Transportation in Plants

The function of transpiration is to transport _______ and ____________ from the roots to the leaves

• water, mineral salts

• food, nutrients

• water, food

Which of the following indicates the pathway of water through a plant?

• root hair cell --> xylem --> stomata

• stomata --> root hair cell --> xylem

• xylem --> stomata --> root hair cell

Which is true?

• 95% of water taken by the plant evaporates through transpiration

• 9% of water taken by the plant evaporates through transpiration

• Evaporation through transpiration accounts only for 1% of all the water the plant takes in

• Evaporation through transpiration is minuscule

Which statement correctly identifies the substance and direction it is transported in the xylem?

• Water, only upwards

• Glucose, only upwards

• Water, up and down the plant

• Glucose, up and down the plant

Cells that control the opening and closing of stomata

• Cuticle
• Guard cell
• Vascular tissue
• Stomata

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Substances transported in plants are

• water

• minerals

• food

• all of the above

How do plants get their energy?

• through a reaction called chlorophyll 
• by a process called photosynthesis 
• by absorbing mineral nutrients from soil 
• by eating other organisms 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The source of energy plants use to make food

• photosynthesis 
• air 
• sunlight 
• soil 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Stomata is found in the _______. 

• stems 
• roots 
• leaves 
• flower 

_______ are tubes that carry nutrients to other parts of the plant. 

• stomata 
• roots 
• xylem 
• xylophone