Transport in Plants

Question 1

Root hairs

Answer 1

Take in minerals and water. Millions of these root hairs give the plant a large surface area for absorbing mineral ions and water from the soil.

Question 2

Phloem

Answer 2

Transports food (mainly sucrose)

Question 3

Xylem

Answer 3

Take water up from roots to the stem and leaves. This movement is called the transpiration stream.

Question 4

Transpiration

Answer 4

Water is lost from a plants leaves through evaporation and diffusion. This creates a shortage of water on the leaves so more water is drawn up the xylem vessels to replace it. TMT there’s more water drawn from the roots and there’s a constant transpiration stream through the plant.