Question

Water and dissolved minerals get into the root hair of a plant by a process called A and enter the conducting tissue B. The process C helps the water and dissolved minerals to move up through the tissue B in roots and stem, and reach the leaves of a plant. In the leaves, food Is made by a process D. This food is then transported to all the parts of a plant through tissue E. The process of distributing food made in the leaves to all the parts of the plant is called F.

(a) What are (i) A (ii) B (iii) C (iv) D (v) E, and (vi) F?
(b) Which tissue is made up of living cells: B or E?
(c) Which tissue, B or E, contains sieve tubes?
(d) Which tissue, B or E, contains tracheids?

Answer 1

The processes and tissues related to plant transport are osmosis (A), xylem (B), transpiration pull (C), photosynthesis (D), phloem (E), and translocation (F). Phloem (E) is made up of living cells and contains sieve tubes, while xylem (B) contains tracheids and is composed of non-living cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here are the answers to each part of the question regarding the processes and tissues involved in transport within plants:

1. A - The process by which water and dissolved minerals get into the root hair is called osmosis.
2. B - The conducting tissue through which water and dissolved minerals enter and is transported up the plant is called the xylem.
3. C - The process that helps water and minerals move through the xylem is transpiration pull, coupled with cohesion and adhesion of water molecules.
4. D - The process by which food is made in the leaves is known as photosynthesis.
5. E - The tissue that transports the food made in the leaves to all parts of the plant is the phloem.
6. F - The process of distributing food throughout the plant is called translocation.

b. The tissue made up of living cells is E, the phloem.

c. The tissue that contains sieve tubes is E, the phloem.

d. The tissue that contains tracheids is B, the xylem.