Transpiration in Plants

How is water transported from stems to leaves?

• xylem
• phloem
• stems
• roots

Which of the following indicates the pathway of water through a plant?

• root hair cell --> xylem --> stomata

• stomata --> root hair cell --> xylem

• xylem --> stomata --> root hair cell

Which statement describes the phloem transport system of plants?

• It transports sugar and is lignified

• It transports sugar and is not lignified

• It transports water and is lignified

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which type of plant tissue transports water and minerals?

• Meristem

• Phloem

• Xylem

Select all of the environmental factors that would increase transpiration.

• Increased humidity

• Increased wind speed

• Increased temperature

• Decreased surface area

Which label points to palisade mesophyll?

• B

• G

• J

• H

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which letter points to the leaf vein?

• A

• D

• J

• G

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Choose the two statements that indicate what would be happening in the plant when stomata are open.

• Guard cells are turgid

• Guard cells are plasmolysed

• Transpiration increase

• Transpiration decrease

Which statement correctly identifies the substance and direction it is transported in the xylem?

• Water, only upwards

• Glucose, only upwards

• Water, up and down the plant

• Glucose, up and down the plant

Which statement correctly identifies the substance and direction it is transported in the phloem?

• Water, only upwards

• Water, up and down the plant

• Glucose, only upwards

• Glucose, up and down the plant