Unit Three: Water Flow Through Plants Flashcards
1
Q
What do phloem tubes do?
What are they made of?
A
They transport food-transport in both directions
Made of columns of living cells with small holes in the ends
2
Q
What do xylem tubes do?
What are they made of?
A
They take water up from the roots to the stem and leaves in the transpiration stream
They are made of dead cells
3
Q
What is transportation?
A
The loss of water from the plant
4
Q
What is transpiration caused by?
A
The evaporation and diffusion of water from inside the leaves
