Transport In Plants

Question 1

What is transport in plants

Answer 1

It is the movement of water, minerals, and glucose

Question 2

Transport in plants occur as a result of

Answer 2

Adhesion
Cohesion
Root pressure
Transpiration pull

Question 3

What is adhesion

Answer 3

The attraction of water molecules to other types of substances (example: xylem wall)

Question 4

What is cohesion

Answer 4

The attraction of water molecules to other water molecules

Occurs because water is a polar molecule

Positive end of molecule attached to negative end of another

Question 5

What is root pressure and what is it caused by

Answer 5

Caused by the swelling of root swells
It forces water up the xylem
It results from water being drawn in by osmosis causing the root cells to swell

Question 6

Where does water transport begin in plants

Answer 6

It begins at the roots

Question 7

What is the process of water transport in plants

Answer 7

Water is drawn from the roots up the stem to the leaf (high pressure to low pressure) diffusion

In the leaf the water is used for photosynthesis or evaporates from the stomata

Question 8

What is transpiration pull

Answer 8

Pull caused by water molecules evaporating which pulls close/near water molecules up

Is a result of cohesion
Forced water up the xylem

Question 9

Where does evaporation occur in the plant

Answer 9

Occurs in the stomata
Is called transpiration

Question 10

What is turgidity

Answer 10

How the plant allows itself to hold up to the sunlight for photosynthesis

Is caused by water filling the cells, making them turgid

look at cell diagram in booklet