TRANSPORT OF MOLECULES IN PLANT QUIZ

The evaporation of water from leaves is called

cohesion

transpiration

tension

pressure flow

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When guard cells swell

stomata close

evaporation stops

photosynthesis stops

stomata open

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Water moves into roots of plants by

active transport

diffusion

osmosis

pressure flow mechanism

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The cohesion-tension theory of water movement helps to explain how water moves from soil into root?

Through the phloem

Through the xylem

Into the guard cells

From leaf to root

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Phloem is composed of

sieve-tube elements and companion cells

tracheids and vessel elements

tracheids and sieve-tube elements

vessel elements and companion cells

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The movement of most minerals, including potassium into root cells is by

diffusion

bulk flow

active transport

osmosis

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A widely accepted explanation for transport of sugar in phloem is called

pressure flow hypothesis

cytoplasmic streaming

root pressure theory

transpiration

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Normally CO2 and O2 enter a plant by

osmosis

active transport

evaporation

diffusion

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