Plant Transport

What does xylem transport?

• Water and minerals

• Water only

• Sugar

• Food

Where is xylem found in the plant?

• leave -> roots -> stem

• roots -> stem -> leaves

• root hairs -> leaves -> veins

• stem -> roots

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Is mature xylem alive or dead?

• Alive

• Dead

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)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Water and minerals move in which direction within the plant

• Upward

• Down

Which environmental condition lowers the rate of transpiration?

• Abundant sunshine

• High humidity

• Cloudy days

• High temperatures

What does phloem transport?

• Water

• Minerals

• Fruit

• Sugar

Are phloem cells alive or dead?

• Alive

• Dead

Where does sugar transport begin?

• Roots

• Leaves

• Root hairs

• Vascular bundles

What is the main factor that influences the rate of sugar transport?

• movement of water

• Rate of photosynthesis

• capillary action

• uprooting plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2