Transport in plants

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

• Cambium

• Stomata

• Phloem

• Xylem

Plant absorbs water through the _________.

• leaves

• stem

• roots

• all of the above

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The plant transport system are made up of ____ types of tubes.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• many

What is the name of the part of the root that allows water and minerals enter?

• root hairs

• epidermis

• phloem

• xylem

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what is/are adaptation (s) of the root hair for its function ?

• it has large surface area to absorb more water

• large vacuole to store a lot of water

• has many mitochondria for active transport of minerals

• it is a place to store the food

How do water enter the roots from the soil?

• diffusion

• osmosis

• transpiration

• active transport

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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This is the definition for which word: The movement of particles down a concentration gradient (from a high concentration to a low concentration)

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Active transport

• Transpiration

This is the definition for which word: The movement of water molecules from a high concentration of water to a low concentration of water across a partially permeable membrane.

• Osmosis

• Active transport

• Diffusion

• Transpiration

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Why is the evaporation of water from leaves important?

• It cools leaves and helps move water up the plant.

• It helps the plant to respire

• It makes the plant wilt