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B6 transport in plants- xylem and phloem

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What transport system transports water from the roots up to the leaves?

The Xylem

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What does Phloem transport?

sucrose and amino acids

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What is a Xylem vessel made out of ?

It is made of many hollow, dead cells joined together end-to-end. The end walls of the cells disappear so a long, open tube is formed.

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What are the walls of the Xylem vessels made out of?

Their walls are are mare of cellulose and lignin.

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What does lignin which makes the xylem vessel help the plant with?

It helps the plant to keep upright.

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What is the Phloem vessel made of?

Phloem vessels are made up of many alive cells joined end-to-end, but their end cell walls have not completely broken down.

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What are the cells that make up the Phloem called?

sieve tube elements

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Do Phloem have lignin in their cells walls?

No

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Xylem walls are made of lignin while Phloem walls don’t. Xylem tubes have dead cells joined together end-to-end while the Phloem cells are alive an

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What is a vascular bundle?

A group of xylem vessels and phloem tubes.

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What is the function of a root hair?

absorb water and mineral ions from the soil

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What is the function of a root hair?

absorb water and mineral ions from the soil

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