Biology

• XYLEM VESSEL


  A tube that transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves
• PHLOEM TUBES


  Tubes that transport manufactured food (e.g. glucose) from the leaves to other parts of the plant
• VASCULAR BUNDLES


  Bundles containing both xylem and phloem that run through the plant

  
• WATER UPTAKE


  Steps in the process of water being taken up by the plant
• TRANSPIRATION


  The process of water evaporating from the leaves of a plant
• WATER POTENTIAL GRADIENT


  The difference in water potential that drives the movement of water through the plant
• Plant Adaptations


  • Adaptations that help plants cope with different conditions
• Conditions that affect transpiration rate

  • Factors that can increase or decrease the rate of transpiration
• TRANSPORT OF MANUFACTURED FOOD


  How the food produced by the plant is transported to other parts
• SOURCES AND SINKS


  Parts of the plant that produce food (sources) and parts that use the food (sinks)