Chapter 8 - Transport in plants

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Wha is the tissue that transports water to the leaves?
xylem
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What is the tissue that transports sucrose and amino acids from the leaves to other parts of the plant?
phloem
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The xylem vessels walls are made of cellulose and what?
lignin
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A group of xylem vessels and phloem tubes is called what?
vascular bundle
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What is the loss of water from plant leaves by evaporation of water at the surfaces of the mesophyll cells followed by loss of water vapour through the stomata called?
transpiration
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What is the movement of sucrose and amino acids in phloem, from regions of production (source) to regions of storage, or to regions of utilisation in respiration or growth (sink) called?
translocation
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What is the tissue that transports sucrose and amino acids from the leaves to other parts of the plant?

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phloem

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The xylem vessels walls are made of cellulose and what?

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A group of xylem vessels and phloem tubes is called what?

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What is the loss of water from plant leaves by evaporation of water at the surfaces of the mesophyll cells followed by loss of water vapour through the stomata called?

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