Xylem Structure and Function

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The tubes and support that transport water and nutrients up, down and around in plants

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Vascular System

Front

Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is know as ______.

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Xylem

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Plant absorbs water through the _________.

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roots

Front

What is the function of root hair?

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It has a large surface area to absorb more water.

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How do water enter the roots from the soil?

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osmosis

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Transpiration is

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the loss of water from the leaves of a plant by the process of evaporation

Front

This is the definition for which word:The movement of water molecules from a high concentration of water to a low concentration of water across a partially permeable membrane.

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Osmosis

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Which of these is true? Xylem vessels carry water and dissolved minerals up the plant, Phloem tissue carry water and dissolved minerals up the plant, Xylem vessels carry dissolved sucrose up and down the plant

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Xylem vessels carry water and dissolved minerals up the plant

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What happens to the transpiration rate as light intensity increases?

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It increases

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Which of the following is responsible for the cohesion of water molecules? 
 Options:  hydrogen bonds between the oxygen atoms of a water molecule and cellulose in a vessel cell , covalent bonds between the hydrogen atoms of two adjacent water molecules , hydrogen bonds between the oxygen atom of one water molecule and a hydrogen atom of another water molecule, low concentrations of charged solutes in the fluid

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hydrogen bonds between the oxygen atom of one water molecule and a hydrogen atom of another water molecule