Transport in plants and transpiration

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Plants take up water, minerals and CO2 for _____
photosynthesis
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Having more than one cell
multicellular
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Living entity
organism
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In organisms, substances diffuse into the _____
leaves
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Movement of molecules from an area of higher to lower concentration
diffusion
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Movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane - high conc. to low conc.
osmosis
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Larger plants and animals need __________ to have a suffiecient absorbing SA
transport systems
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Loss of water from leaves by evaporation through stomata
transpiration
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Water ________ inside the xylem are strongly attracted to eachother
molecules
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Transpiration is an unavoidable ________ of photosynthesis
consequence
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Transpiration provides _____ for photosynthesis
water
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Transpiration transports
mineral ions
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Transpiration cools the leaf as water _____.
evaporates
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Transpiration provides water that keeps the cell ____.
turgid
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Turgid means ______ and swollen with water.
enlarged
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____ _____ are single celled extensions of epidermal cells
root hairs
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Cells of the epidermis, outer layer of organism
epidermal cells
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Root hairs grow between soil ________ and absorb water and minerals from soil
particles
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Water ______ the root hair cells by osmosis
enters
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Soil has a higher _____ ________ than cytoplasm of root hair cell
water potential
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Minerals enter by _____ ________.
active transport
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Active transport is the transport of molecules against their concentration ________.
gradient
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Having more than one cell

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multicellular

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Living entity

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In organisms, substances diffuse into the _____

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Movement of molecules from an area of higher to lower concentration

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