B2.2.4 - Plant Transport Systems Flashcards
1
Q
How many transport systems do plants have?
A
Two.
2
Q
What are they made of?
A
Long vessels formed from many cells joined end to end
3
Q
What does the xylem tissue do?
A
Transport water and mineral ions from the roots to the stem, leaves and flowers
4
Q
How does water get into the plant?
A
Osmosis
5
Q
How do the mineral ions get into the plant?
A
They are taken in my active transport
6
Q
What does the phloem tissue do?
A
Transports dissolved sugars produced during photosynthesis from the leaves to all other areas of the plant
7
Q
What is this process called?
A
Translocation
8
Q
Where are sugars taken to in Translocation?
A
Meristems
