plant organisation

Question 1

what is the main role of plant stems and roots

Answer 1

to transport substance around

Question 2

what does xylem transport

Answer 2

water and minerals

Question 3

what does Phloem transport

Answer 3

sugars and amino acids

Question 4

what is the transport tissues of the xylem

Answer 4

the stem

Question 5

what are xylem and phloem grouped into

Answer 5

vascular bundles

Question 6

what is the main organ of photosynthesis

Answer 6

the leaves

Question 7

what porpouse does a large surface area on a leaf serve

Answer 7

it allows for maximum absorbtion on light and optimum absorbtion of carbon dioxide

Question 8

what porpouse does a thin, flattened blade - though there are exceptions serve

Answer 8

So that water and gases have a limited distance to diffuse

Question 9

what porpouse does Vascular tissue in the midrib and veins serve

Answer 9

Branches of the xylem, to transport water and minerals to the leaf; branches of the phloem, to transport glucose and other products of photosynthesis to other parts of the plant

Question 10

what porpouse does Air spaces between cells within the leaf serve

Answer 10

For the diffusion of gases