BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 7: Transport Systems

Transport Systems in Plants

1.
The plant shown in the illustration

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is made up of _____ tissue.
A)transport
B)plasma
C)vascular
D)mineral
2.
What enables a plant shoot to stand upright in the air?
A)lignin
B)xylem
C)phloem
D)cellulose
3.
What is the phenomenon that causes water to rise up inside a glass tube placed in a container of water?
A)cohesion
B)vessel force
C)antigravity
D)capillary action
4.
Mycorrhizae help vascular plants by converting _____ to forms the plant can use.
A)fungi
B)minerals
C)water
D)vitamins
5.
What is another name for phloem channels?
A)mesh tubes
B)sieve tubes
C)cell troughs
D)plasma pockets
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