Transpiration

Two products produced by plants via photosynthesis are _______________ and _______________.

• Glucose and water

• Carbon dioxide and glucose

• Oxygen and glucose

• The Sun and water

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Remember when you put the celery in the water? What happened to the water level by the next day?

• The level dropped A LOT, because the celery sucked it up.

• The level stayed the same, because the celery was dead.

• The level dropped a little, because of evaporation.

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When we weighed the celery before and after leaving it, what did we notice?

• It weighed a lot more after, because it had absorbed lots of water.

• It weighed a little more, but not as much as the missing water would weigh.

• It's weight stayed the same.

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When we added red food coloring to the water, what did that prove?

• That the celery leaves caught the evaporating red water.

• That the celery was absorbing all the red water.

• That the water was passing through the celery all the way up to the leaves.

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When you dissected the celery, what did the red-dyed parts look like?

• Tiny red beads.

• Long thin red strings.

What was the name of that specialized TISSUE that looked like red tubes or straws?

• xylem

• phloem

• roots

• stems

What is the purpose of the XYLEM?

• To bring food from the soil to the whole plant.

• To carry water and nutrients from the roots to the whole plant.

• To carry food from the chloroplasts around to all parts of the plant.

If plants don't store up water, how does water leave the plant?

• The roots get rid of excess water.

• Most plants DO store water.

• It is released from the leaves by TRANSPIRATION.

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What is the name of the microscopic holes in leaves that are opened and closed to allow water to TRANSPIRE?

• water doors

• stomata

• leaf eyes

• transpiration holes

When water moves through the plant's xylem, what phase is it in?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas