Plant Vascular Systems PowerPoint

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"The water transport system in plants."

• Villi

• Bronchi

• Bolus

• Xylem

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How does water enter a plant?

• through the stomata

• through the roots

• by active transport in root hair cells

• by osmosis in root hair cells

Which process are the xylem tubes part of?

• Translocation

• Transpiration

Opening that allows gas exchange

• Stomata
• Leaves
• Roots
• Vascular tissue

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What molecule is the phloem responsible for transporting?

• Glucose
• Water
• Sucrose
• Glycogen

State the term for the process of transporting carbohydrates in the phloem.

Phloem tubes transport substances in which direction?

• Up only

• Down only

• Up and down

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Xylem tubes transport substances in which direction?

• Up only

• Down only

• Up and down

What type of cells make up the Xylem tissues?

• Living sieve and companion cells

• Dead lingified cells

• Living Lingified tubes

• Chloroplast dense cells

Define X and Y

• X is a tracheid, Y is a companion cell

• X is a vascular bundle, Y is pith

• X is phloem, Y is xylem

• X is xylem, Y is phloem