Transpiration And Translocation

Question 1

Flowering plants have two types of vessel, what are the called?

Answer 1

Xylem and phloem

Question 2

What do phloem tubes do?

Answer 2

Transport food (mainly dissolved sugars), for immediate use or storage

Question 3

Does the phloem transport in both directions?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

What transport process does phloem use?

Answer 4

Translocation

Question 5

Describe how the structure of phloem vessels are adapted to their function.

Answer 5

They are made of columns of elongated living cells with small pores in the end walls to allow cell sap to flow through

Question 6

What do xylem tubes do?

Answer 6

transports water and mineral ions from the roots up the plant stem and into the leaves

Question 7

Describe the structure of xylem vessels.

Answer 7

They are made of dead cells joined end to end, with no end walls between them and therefore a hole down the middle. They are strengthened with a material called lignin

Question 8

What transport process does xylem use?

Answer 8

Transpiration

Question 9

Dies xylem transport in both directions?

Answer 9

No it transports upwards