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Key Area 2.5
Revision for Key area 2.6 Transport systems in Plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| State the three organs of a green plant | Roots, Stem, Leaves |
| State 1 structural feature of xylem | dead cells, contain rings of lignin |
| State 1 structural feature of phloem | living cells, companion cells, sieve plates, |
| What is the function of stomata? | To allow oxygen and water to leave the leaf and carbon dioxide to enter. |
| What is the function of the guard cells? | To control the opening and closing of the stomata |
| Name the part of a plant where water is absorbed by osmosis | Roots (root hair cells) |
| Name two factors which would increase transpiration rate | High temperature, High wind speed, Low humidity, Large surface area |
| What is transpiration? | Movement of water through a plant and evaporation out of the leaf through stomata |
| Describe the pathway of water through a plant | Root --> Stem (xylem)---> Leaf |
| What transports water through the stem of a plant? | Xylem |
| What transport sugar through a plant? | Phloem |