transport in plants

The plant tissue that carries food materials DOWNWARD from the leaves to the rest of the pant is the ______.

• Phloem
• Stomata
• Chlorophyll
• Xylem

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Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is know as ______.

• Chlorophyll
• Phloem
• Stomata
• Xylem

what is the function of root hair?

• it is place to store the food
• it has large surface area to absorb more water

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How does water enter the roots from the soil?

• diffusion

• osmosis

• transpiration

• active transport

Water vapour exits a plant leaf by

• the stomata
• the epidermis
• the palisade cells
• the spongy mesophyll

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Transpiration is

• the movement of water through a plant from the roots up the stem
• the loss of water from the leaves of a plant by the process of evaporation
• the flow of water into plant roots by osmosis from the soil
• the process of minerals and sugars moving through plant veins

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Why is the evaporation of water from leaves important?

• It cools leaves and helps move water up the plant.
• It makes the plant wilt
• It helps the plant to respire

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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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What does phloem transport?

• Water

• Minerals

• Fruit

• Sugar