Monday, November 8, 2010

GRADE 9: TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

RESEARCH ON THE FOLLOWING:
1. How are plant roots adapted to absorb water from the soil?
2. How is water lifted against gravity from the ground to the leaves?
3. How is phloem adapted for its function?
4. How is a xylem vessel adapted for its function?
5. How are the vascular tissues organized in roots?
6. How are the vascular tissues organized in stems?
7. How can we study the path water takes through a plant?
8. How does water enter a plant? detailed.
9. How do root hairs absorb ions or mineral salts?
10. How is the root hair cell adapted to its function of absorption?
11. What is root pressure?
12. What is transpiration?
13. What is capillary action?
14. How is transpiration involved in moving water against gravity?
15. What are the importance of transpiration?
16. What are the factors that affect the rate of transpiration?
17. What is a leaf boundary layer?

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