How Transport Works (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Cells absorbing water from soil
Cells absorbing water from soil
Root hair cells
Continuous pipeline transporting water from roots to leaves
Continuous pipeline transporting water from roots to leaves
Xylem vessels
Water loss from plants through evaporation
Water loss from plants through evaporation
Transpiration
Leaf pores for gas exchange and water loss
Leaf pores for gas exchange and water loss
Stomata
Continuous water flow from roots to leaves
Continuous water flow from roots to leaves
Transpiration stream
Openings on stems for gas exchange
Openings on stems for gas exchange
Lenticels
Gas for photosynthesis entering via stomata
Gas for photosynthesis entering via stomata
Carbon dioxide
Tissue transporting food in plants
Tissue transporting food in plants
Phloem
Directions phloem transports
Directions phloem transports
Up, down, and sideways
Storage form of glucose
Storage form of glucose
Starch
Leaf coating preventing water loss
Leaf coating preventing water loss
Waxy cuticle
Location of most stomata on leaves
Location of most stomata on leaves
Lower surface
Cells controlling stomata opening/closing
Cells controlling stomata opening/closing
Guard cells
When stomata open
When stomata open
During the day
When stomata close
When stomata close
At night