Plants

Question 1

List the structures in a plant.

Answer 1

Leaves:

• Chloroplasts
• Stomata
• Vascular tissue containing xylem vessels
• Phloem tissue
• Cuticle

Stems:

• Xylem vessels
• Phloem

Roots:
- Root hairs

Question 2

What do the stomata do?

Answer 2

Provide access of carbon dioxide from the air (located in the lower leaf surface).

Question 3

What does the cuticle do?

Answer 3

Prevents water loss (covers most of the leaf).

Question 4

What do xylem vessels do?

Answer 4

Transport water and minerals from roots to all aerial parts of a plant (thick-walled so they give rigidity to the stem).

Question 5

What do phloem do?

Answer 5

Transport the products of photosynthesis from photosynthetic cells to all other cells throughout a plant.

Question 6

What do root hairs do?

Answer 6

Create a large surface area for the absorption of water and dissolved minerals.