Circulatory System In Plants

Question 0

Outer layer of the xylem

Answer 0

Sapwood. It is alive

Question 1

Xylem

Answer 1

• thick-walled cells on the inside of the vascular bundle

- they carry water and minerals up the plant and their thick walls give the plant its rigid shape

Question 2

Phloem

Answer 2

Cells are thin walled on the outside of the vascar bundle
-transport nutrients down the stem
-phloem cells are living and include:
1 sieve tube cells
2 companion cells

Question 3

Cambium

Answer 3

• these cells are actively dividing and giving rise to the xylem and phloem
• they are between the xylem and phloem

Question 4

Layers from the outside

Answer 4

Epidermis
Cortex
Xylem
Cambium
Phloem

Question 5

Root

Answer 5

Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant

Question 6

Root hairs

Answer 6

Increase the surface area for absorption of water and nutrients