Transport in plants
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- Created on: 26-10-17 11:31
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- Transport in plants
- Xylem
- Xylem transports water and mineral salts from the roots up to other parts of the plant.
- contain no cytoplasm
- impermeable to water
- tough walls
- Phloem
- Phloem transports sucrose and amino acids between the leaves and other parts of the plant.
- contain cytoplasm
- translocation is where it transports sucrose and amino acids up and down the plant
- transpiration stream
- transporting mineral ions
- providing water to keep cells turgid
- providing water to leaf cells
- keeping the leaves cool
- factors affecting rate of transpiration
- temperature
- humidity
- wind speed
- light intensity
- Xylem
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