Plants Structure

Water & soluble nutrients move through the plant in 

• the phloem cells

• the xylem cells

• the root hair cells

• palisade mesophyll layer

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Sugar and the products of photosynthesis move through the plant in 

• the phloem cells

• the xylem cells

• the root hair cells

• palisade mesophyll layer

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Identify structure 1 in the diagram.

• Spongy mesophyll

• Vascular bundle

• Waxy cuticle

• Palisade mesophyll

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Recall the main role of the specialised plant cell below.

Guard cells

• Absorb water/mineral

• Open/close stomata

• Photosynthesis

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Recall the main role of the specialised plant cell below.

• Absorb water/mineral

• Open/close stomata

• Photosynthesis

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Recall the main role of the specialised plant cell below.

Root hair cells

• Open/close stomata

• Photosynthesis

• Absorb water/minerals

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Xylem is a type of vascular tissue that is responsible for:

• transporting sugars throughout the plant

• transporting water to the roots

• transporting water up the plant from the roots

• transporting little baby flowers to their homes

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_______________ tissues, like xylem and phloem, conduct materials throughout the plant.

• Kleenex

• Facial

• Skin

• Vascular

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How do some plant conserve water?

• By decreasing the size of their leaves to reduce water loss.

• By increasing the size of their leaves to increase water loss.

• By turning off their internal spigots.

• By building a dam.

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Nonvascular plants do not have ___________ so they must transport water by ____________ .

• xylem and phloem / diffusion

• phloem / osmosis

• xylem and phloem / osmosis

• xylophones / garden hoses

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