JC biology plants

Xylem function

Transports water and minerals up the plant
Phloem

Transports food in the form of glucose solution from the leaves to the plants
where does gas exchange occur

In the leaves
Transpiration
- The loss of water from a plant
- due to evaporation and through the stomata
What is the stomata and where is it located?

They are pores in the on the leaves surface (under)
Function of the root

see booklet
Function of stem
Function of flower
- Sexual reproduction
- attracts pollinators
- produces seeds
Function of seed
Geotropism

Growth in response to gravity
phototropism

Growth in response to light
How to test a liquid is water
- Put a sample on Blue cobalt chloride paper
- turns blue to pink
Mandatory experiment
Show that water evaporates from the surface of a leaf by transpiration.
Asexual reproduction
- Does not involve gametes
- Only one parent
Sexual reproduction

involves gametes (pollen and eggs)
What parts of a flower are in the Carpel
- Stigma
- Style
- Ovary
- Egg cell- makes female gamete
What part

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JC biology plants

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plants

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2018-04-30T21:04:41Z

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