WorksheetsXylem and Phloem
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What are the functions of the roots? (Select two answers)
Absorbing Water and Minerals
Attracting Insects
Anchoring the Plant
Performing Photosynthesis
Making Nectar
What is the cell on the right of this image?
A xylem cell
A guard cell
A palisade cell
A root hair cell
Where does water enter the plant?
The stem
The roots
The leaves
The flower
What does the Xylem transport?
Water and Minerals
Glucose
Blood
Chlorophyll
What does the Phloem transport?
Water and Minerals
Glucose
Blood
Chlorophyll
In a plant, water is transported from the roots to the...
Flowers
Seeds
Leaves
Phloem
Why is it good for roots to have a high surface area?
Which is BIDIRECTIONAL? (transports both ways around a plant)
Xylem
Phloem
What is water used for in the leaves of the plant?
Drinking
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Transport
Phloem tubes transport substances..
From the roots to the stem and leaves
From the leaves to the rest of the plant
When photosynthesis takes place during the day, stomata will...
open
close
static
hot
Recall what is dissolved in the water in the xylem.
Glucose
Amino acids
Mineral ions
Starch
Recall the main funtion of a phloem cell.
To transport nutrients (mainly sucrose) to different parts of a plant.
To transport water to different parts of a plant.
To make energy for the plant via photosynthesis.
To provide structural support to a plant.
cell membrane
Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?
nutrients in the soil
the sun
chlorophyll
bee pollination
The openings that are found in the leaves of plants are called:
Stomata
Chlorophyll
Xylem
Chloroplast
The process of photosynthesis takes place in the:
Leaves of the Plant.
Stem of the plant.
Roots of the plant.
All of the above.
Photosynthesis uses sunlight to make sugar from water and _______________.
carbon monoxide
oxygen
carbon dioxide
sodium bicarbonate
What could happen if a plant's phloem does not work properly?
Photosynthesis will not take place
The plant might be short of water
The plant might be short of food
The plant will not be able to dissolve minerals
