Plant Water Transport and Osmosis

Vocabulary flashcards covering osmosis, water movement, and plant processes based on lecture notes.

Osmosis

The net movement of water (or other solvents) through a partially permeable membrane, from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

Osmo

Movement of water.

Permeable

Lets something through.

Xylem vessel

The structure through which water moves up the stem and into the leaves by diffusion.

Chloroplast

The plant structure associated with using water for photosynthesis.

Wilt

What happens to plants when they are not watered.