Bio. Sr. Test

• Two types of transport vessels in plants are: xylem and phloem.
• What does xylem do?

  It transports water and dissolves minerals
• What does the phloem do?

  It transports sugars and amino acids
• What's Translocation?

  Movement in the phloem, can happen in every direction
• Plants take in water from the root using the process of


  osmosis
• What's the definition of osmosis?

  Osmosis is the net movement of water molecules through a membrane, from a solution that has a higher concentration of water molecules.
• What's transpiration?

  Loss of water vapor from the leaves