Plant Processes

A. Absorption of water in the root

Pathways of water transport in the root:

Symplastic pathway- water passes through cell protoplast (cell to cell)

Apoplastic pathway- water passes through the cell wall
 B. Conduction through the xylem vessels

Cohesion-tension-transpiration theory
C. The Stomatal Apparatus

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D. Transpiration – water loss in the form of water vapor

Set-up:

A B

-why is transpiration a necessary evil?

-what are the adaptations of plants to lessen transpiration (morphological, anatomical and
physiological)?