Answer the Following AP Biology Role of Mycorrhiza Flashcards

Transport in plants

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Question 1
Channels, such as those indicated by the pointer, are _____.
Plasmodesmata
Question 2
Which of these are symbiotic associations?
Mycorrhizae
Question 3
This is an animation of the movement of water and ions through the root _____.
via the apoplastic route
N roots the _____ forces water and solutes to pass through the plasma membranes of _____ cells before entering the _____.
Casparian strip ... endodermis ... xylem
_____ provide(s) the major force for the movement of water and solutes from roots to leaves.
Transpiration
_____ bonds are responsible for the cohesion of water molecules.
Hydrogen
_____ cells are the cells that regulate the opening and closing of stomata, thus playing a role in regulating transpiration.
Guard
Which of these processes is responsible for leaves being considered sugar sources?
Photosynthesis
_____ transport(s) sugars from leaves to, for example, taproots.
Phloem
Sugar moves from leaves into the _____ of _____ by _____.
Sieve-tube elements ... phloem ... active transport
The water pressure that pushes water and sugar from sugar source to sugar sink is referred to as _____.
Bulk flow
Water moves into phloem by _____.
Osmosis
At a sugar sink, sugar is removed from phloem by _____.
Active transport
In a sugar sink, such as a taproot, sugar is converted into _____.
Starch
_____ is responsible for the movement of sugars from leaves to taproots; _____ is responsible for the movements of sugar from taproots to leaves.
Bulk flow ... bulk flow