4.1 - parts of vascular plants

Question 1

what is the shoot system?

Answer 1

The plant, stem and leaves contain vegitive and reproductive parts of plants

Question 2

What is the root system ?

Answer 2

Anchors the plants and absorbs nutrients and water, typically underground

Question 3

what do vascolour plants contain? and what can the ____ transport?

Answer 3

Specialized cells can transport water, nutrients, minerals and exhange gasses

Question 4

what are the two main tissues in vasular plants?

Answer 4

-Xylem
-Phloem

Question 5

Where does food reproduction occur? via what?

Answer 5

Food production happens in the leaves of the shoot system, via photosynthesis

Question 6

how does sugar gets transferred

Answer 6

Phloem

Question 7

Where does absorbtion occur? and what is absorbed? where?

Answer 7

Absoribtion occurs in the root system. Watr and minerals are absorbed from the soil and moved to the root to the shoots

Question 8

what is a xylem?

Answer 8

A xylem transports water and minerals from roots to shoots

Question 9

what is a phloem?

Answer 9

A phloem transports sugar and nutrients within the plants