🍄 | Unit 8 | Transport in Plants Flashcards
1
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Function of xylem vessels
A
Transports water and minerals from the roots of the plant to the leaves and stem.
2
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Function of phloem vessels
A
Transports food (mainly amino acids and sucrose) made by a plant’s photosynthesising leaves to non-photosynthesising parts of the roots and stem.
3
Q
Location of xylem tissue in vascular bundles?
A
Always on the inside.
4
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Location of phloem tissue in vascular bundles?
A
Always on the outside.
5
Q
What are vascular bundles?
A
Vascular bundles are groups of transport vessels that are arranged throughout the roots, stem and leaves.
6
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What is translocation?
A
Translocation is the transport of sucrose and amino acids in the phloem from the source to the sink of a plant
