Roots absorbed mineral

salts and transported them

to all parts of the plant. Roots have to transport
water to the plant. Water acts
as a solvent and reactant
in cell metabolism

NECESSITY FOR TRANSPORT

OF
SUBSTANCES IN PLANTS

Roots transport mineral ions

Transport organic food that
materials from • required for chlorophyll
photosynthesis for : synthesis
• energy requirement • for healthy plant growth
• growing regions • for development
• storage organ & other parts
 VASCULAR TISSUE

consist of
Xylem Phloem
• transport water & mineral ions from • transport organic food substances
roots to the upper parts of plants. by the leaves during photosynthesis
• give mechanical transport consist
(xylem vessel) -Sieve tube : a cylindrical tube consisting of
consist elongated living sieve tube cells.
* : little cytoplasm, no nucleus
-Vessel : long, hollow, continuous tubes : sieve plate with pores
: strengthened by lignin deposited separating the sieve tube cell
in various patterns. : allows the flow of dissolved
: consist of dead cells food substances
: no protoplasm to obstruct the flow -Companion : only found in flowering plant
*# of water. cells : adjacent and closely
-Tracheids : less efficient in conducting water. associated with the sieve
: don’t have open ends to form tube cells
* a continuous hollow tube. : has a nucleus, dense
-Parenchyma : consisting of roughly spherical, cytoplasm & many
frequently with air spaces between
mitochondria
them.
: transport manufactured food(sucrose
* In flowering plants & amino acids) from the leaf cells
# conifers and ferns into
the sieve tubes.
TRANSLOCATION

• two directional transport, upwards or

downwards of soluble food material
by the phloem, from leaves to other
parts.

• Importance : TRANSPORT OF
SUBSTANCES IN PLANTS
- the survival of a plant ( sugars and
amino acids are transported to
growing regions for growth and TRANSPIRATION
development)
- for metabolism of cells when the • the loss of water in the form of
excess is stored in organs water
eg: … vapour from a plant to the
atmosphere.
• mostly lost through the stomata of
leaves, small amount through the
cuticle
& lenticels in woody stems.
(replaced?)

• Importance :
- helps in the absorption & transport
of…
 PATHWAY OF WATER FROM THE SOIL TO THE LEAVES

A) ROOT PRESSURE-
Surrounding water soil is hypotonic to sap cell of root hair,Therefore water dif
into
root hair by osmosis.
The sap cell become hypotonic adjacent cell, then water moves again to the n
cell.
Concentration gradient existed & & create a force call root pressure.

B) TRANSPIRATION PULL
During the day, water evaporate from mesophyill cell into intercellula
Space in the leaves.
From here water vapour diffuses to surrounding air through stomata
Transpiration & pull up water from the soil, the force is call transpira
pull.

C) CAPILLARY ACTION
Is combine force of cohesion & adhesion which enable water move up
along
the xylem vessel.
Cohesion is the attraction of one molecule to other molecule of water