Ch24: Plant Transport

Which of the following transports food in a plant?

• Xylem vessels

• Phloem

• Xylem tracheids

• Stomata

Where does water enter the plant?

• Root hairs

• Stomata

• Lenticels

• Apical bud

How does water pass from the soil into the plant?

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Active transport

• It doesn't

What transports water throughout a plant?

• Gravity

• Ground tissue

• Phloem

• Xylem

The loss of water from a plant is known as..

• Perspiration

• Osmosis

• Transpiration

• Root pressure

The movement of water from the roots, through the stem and out of the leaves is known as..

• Transpirational stream

• Diffusion

• Transpirational flow

• Evaporational concentraion

What is the movement of water up the stem as the water enters the roots it builds up and creates pressure which pushes water already in the stem upwards?

• Root pressure

• Tension-Cohesion

• Active transport

• Gravitational flow

Which of the following LOWERS the rate of transpiration in a plant?

• High amount of stomata

• Warm conditions

• Presence of a waxy cuticle

• Light breeze

When is the rate of transpiration HIGHER?

• Night

• Day

How are minerals absorbed by plants?

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Active transport

• Transpiration