transport, food storage and gas exchange in flowering plants Flashcards
1
Q
name a food storage polysaccharide found in plants
A
starch
2
Q
name a type of modified stem that functions in food storage
A
tuber
3
Q
name a plant in which the leaves are modified for food storage
A
celery
4
Q
by what process does water enter the root hairs
A
osmosis
5
Q
name the two Irish scientists who first described the upward movement of water in plants
A
Henry dixon
John joly
6
Q
name the cells which control the opening and closing of stomata
A
guard cells
7
Q
what is the advantage to plants of having most of their stomata on the underside of the leaves
A
reduce water loss by transpiration
8
Q
give a disadvantage to plants of a high rate of transpiration
A
wilting
9
Q
what do plants do in response to wilting
A
close stomata
