Pathway of water & minerals in plants

Question 1

what are four things absorbed by plants regularly?

Answer 1

Minerals
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Sunlight

Question 2

What are 2 things that must be absorbed by the root and transported throughout the plant?

Answer 2

Water
Minerals

Question 3

What is the xylem?

Answer 3

The xylem is the tissue that transports water & mineral salts throughout a plant

Question 4

What is the phloem?

Answer 4

The phloem is the vascular plant tissue that is responsible for the transport and distribution of sugars produced by photosynthesis

Question 5

What is translocation?

Answer 5

Translocation is the transport of food from the leaves to other parts of the plants by the phloem

Question 6

How does a flowering plant absorb water?

Answer 6

The root hair cells absorb water and minerals through osmosis then the xylem transports water & minerals from the roots. Transpiration then pulls the xylem sap upwards

Question 7

How does a flowering plant absorb sugar?

Answer 7

Sugars are transported from the site of production, throughout the plant by the phloem and stored