5B: Plant Vascular Tissue Flashcards
- What is the function of the xylem and phloem? How do their functions differ? -What is transpiration? What effect does it have on plants?
1
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Xylem
A
Is the vascular tissue in plants which conducts water and dissolved nutrients upwards from the root
2
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Phloem
A
Is the vascular tissue in plants which conducts sugars and other metabolic products downwards from the leaves
3
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Transpiration
A
Evaporative water loss through the stomata of leaves through plants
