Honors Biology Plant Transport

A structure that makes a very good sink during the summer months.

These are narrow xylem tubes, specialized to interact with surrounding cells

Water will stick to other materials

A column of water molecules move up xylem due to 

Water would not move up the xylem tubes without ____ occuring.

A leaf layer that prevents water loss

Transpiration works in very close concert with ______ to move water up the plant 

Non-vascular plants will live in the 

An area that needs high amounts of glucose to fuel growth in a plant is known as a(n)

In order to have pressure flow through the phloem cells, _______ must be adjacent.

Moves water down the plant

How does sugar (glucose) enter the phloem at a source? 

An advantage of plants inhabiting land was 

These were developed by vascular plants in order to obtain water and minerals

In order to support their cells to grow upwards against gravity, plants developed the chemical

Nutrients flow through the plant via

Sieve tubes have these structures in order for glucose to get to surrounding cells

Rapid spring growth of flowers and leaves is powered by

Water will enter the _______ root cells due to _______. 

Moves water down the plant

The area of the higher glucose concentration in a plant is always a(n)

The osmosis of water into phloem cells at a source triggers the 

A plant that can move materials to different areas of the plant is known as

Moves water up the plant.

Structure that provides roots with great absorption surface area. 

Water moving upwards through narrow tubes is known as