Plants Have Two Main Transport Systems Flashcards
1
Q
What do xylem carry?
A
Water and mineral salts
2
Q
Where does the xylem carry them from?
A
The roots
3
Q
Where does the xylem carry them to?
A
Up the shoot to the leaves in the transpiration stream
4
Q
What do phloem transport?
A
Sugars, like sucrose and amino acids
5
Q
Where does the phloem transport them from?
A
Where they’re made in the leaves
6
Q
Where does the phloem transport them to?
A
Others parts of the plant
7
Q
What is translocation?
A
The movement of food substances around the plant
