Topic 7 Plant Transport

Vascular tissue (tubes) responsible for the transportation of water and minerals up from the roots and around the plant.

• Stomata

• Transpiration

• Phloem

• Xylem

Vascular tissue (tubes) responsible for the transportation of glucose or food down and around in a plant.

• Transpiration

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Root Hairs

Where is xylem found in the plant?

• leave -> roots -> stem

• roots -> stem -> leaves

• root hairs -> leaves -> veins

• stem -> roots

Pores under leaves

that allow for transpiration

and gas exchange

• Xylem

• Stomata

• Phloem

• Transpiration

Recall which of the following form part of the phloem.

• Sieve-tube elements

• Trachieds

• Vessels

• Companion cells

Phloem tubes are made of...

• Dead cells

• Living cells

Xylem tubes are made of...

• Dead cells

• Living cells

Xylem tubes transport substances..

• From the roots to the stem and leaves

• From the leaves to the rest of the plant

Xylem tubes transport..

• Water

• Mineral ions

• Food substances (e.g. sucrose)

Which process are the phloem tubes part of?

• Translocation

• Transpiration