Bio Quiz 2 Exam 2

- sunlight and CO2 provided by shot system

- water and minerals provided by root system

- O2 for cellular respiration

In resources acquisition and transport in vascular plants what resources of needed and where do they get it from


xylem and phloem

what are the transporting vessels


diffusion

- movement of a substance from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration

- directly across the membrane


water by osmosis

during diffusion there is movement of _______ by ________


more water

hypotonic solution


more solute

hypertonic solution


equal, no net movement

isotonic solution


movement of water from hypotonic to hypertonic until reaches osmosis

what happens during diffusion


solute

during diffusion _____ concentration determines how it moves


isotonic

flaccid


hypotonic

turgid


hypertonic

plasmolyzed


Active Transport

- movement of a substance across a cell membrane against its concentration gradient

- mediated by specific transport proteins and requiring an expenditure of energy

- Na+, K+, and ATPase pump

- protein pump


Bulk Flow

- movement of a fluid due to a difference in pressure between two locations


water in xylem

during bulk for there is a movement of ____ in _______ from stem to root


no

Does bulk flow require ATP


lateral transport

What happens when there is the absorption of water and minerals by roots


soil, epidermis, root cortex

pathway that water and minerals take as they move from the soil into the plant's root system


root tip via epidermis and root hairs

most water absorption occurs near _______ _____ via ________ and _______ __________


cell and tissue compartments

________ and ________ _____ aid in water absorption


symplast

continuum of cytoplasm connected by plasmodesmata between cells


selective

is symplastic selective or non-selective


apoplast

nonliving continuum of cell walls and extracellular spaces


non-selective

is apoplast selective or non-selective


apoplastic, symplastic, and transmembrane

what are the three transport routes


mycorrhiza

many plants have water absorption assisted by _____


mycorrhiza

symbiotic fungus associated with roots


ion channels and proton pump (hydrolyzes ATP)

transport of solutes across cell membrane via ______ _____ and ____ _____ (_______ ____)


endodermis, casparian strips, suberin

_________ allows selective material from symplast to pass into stele; prevents nonselective material from apoplast to pass into stele because of _________ ______ (a ring of waxy material _______ that blocks the passive flow of water and solute)


the back flow of xylem sap

Transport through cells of the endodermis is selective. What does it prevent


Xylem, tracheids, vessels

- diffusion and active transport of water and minerals into ____ and _______ by living cells


vertical transport

What type of transport is the transport of xylem sap


root pressure and transpiration

is sap pushed upward from the roots (_____ _____) or is it pulled upward by the leaves (_____________)?


Root pressure mechanism ("push" mechanism)

- upward push of water within the stele caused by active pumping of minerals (and diffusion of water) into the xylem by root cells


water, stele

during the push mechanism there is an upward push of _____ within the _______


pumping of minerals and diffusion of water

during the push mechanism there is an upward push of water within the stele caused by ________________ (and ________________)


xylem by root cells

during the push mechanism there is an - upward push of water within the stele caused by active pumping of minerals (and diffusion of water) into the _______ by ___________


Guttation

exudation of water from tips of xylem veinlets in leaves due to root pressure (short plants)


root pressure

_______ has an affect on vertical movement of sap


"pull" mechanism

- a tension is produced at the top of the plant by transpiration

- the cohesive and adhesive (weak?) properties of water enable it to form an unbroken column which can be pulled


a tension

during the "pull" mechanism what is produced


at the top of the plant

during the "pull" mechanism a tension is produced where


transpiration

during the "pull" mechanism a tension is produced at the top of the plant by ______


unbroken column

during the "pull: mechanism the cohesive and adhesive (weak?) properties of water enable it to form an ___________ which can be pulled


transpiration

- loss of water from the leaf from the stomata by guard cells


cohesion

- binding together of like molecules (often hydrogen bonds)

- stronger


adhesion

- attraction between different kinds of molecules

- weaker


adhesion

in the tree there is _________ by hydrogen bonds between water and xylem vessels


cohesion

in the tree there is _________ by hydrogen bonding between water molecules


water potential

- physical property predicting the direction in which water will flower, governed by solute concentration and applied pressure


solute concentration and applied pressure

in water potential it is a physical property predicting the direction in which water will flower, governed by ______________ and _____________


atmosphere

extremely negative water potential


soil

less negative water potential


high water potential to low water potential so from soil to atmosphere

how does water flow


bulk flow

there is a water potential gradient from less negative (in soil) up through the higher negative (atmosphere). This literally pulls water through the plant which is called ____________


translocation of phloem sap

- movement of sugar from where it forms to where it is supposed to go


sugar source -> sieve tube cells -> sugar sink

how does phloem sap travel


sugar source

- organ in which sugar is being produced by photosynthesis or breakdown of starch

- e.g. mesophyll of leaves


sugar sink

- organ in which sugar is utilizes or stored

- e.g. growing tips of roots and stems, developing fruit


cortex cells

____________ of root can be wither sources or sinks


sieve tubes

Phloem loading and uploading

- sugar (mostly sucrose) enter __________


active transport, proton pump

Phloem loading and uploading

- sugar (mostly sucrose enter sieve tubes through ________ (use of ________)


companion cells and parenchyma cells

Phloem loading and uploading

_________ and ________ provide the energy


decreases

Phloem loading and uploading

water potential ___________


sieve tubes by osmosis

Phloem loading and uploading

- water (from xylem) diffuses into ________ by ______


turgor pressure increasing

Phloem loading and uploading

- water (from xylem) diffuses into sieve tubes by osmosis which results in


increased turgor pressure (hydrostatic pressure)

what drives the fluid throughout the system of sieve tubes in the plants


sugars

At the sink ______ are unloaded


water diffuses back into the xylem

what happens to a lot of the water in the end of the phloem loading and unloading


Apical Meristems

Growth regions in plants producing all tissues.


Hypotonic

Lower solute concentration than another solution.


Isotonic

Equal solute concentration in two solutions.


Hypertonic

Higher solute concentration than another solution.


Plasmolyzed

Cell loses water and shrinks due to hypertonicity.


Xylem

Vascular tissue transporting water and minerals.


Phloem

Vascular tissue transporting sugars and nutrients.


Diffusion

Movement from high to low concentration.


Active Transport

Movement against concentration gradient using ATP.


Bulk Flow

Fluid movement due to pressure differences.


Mycorrhiza

Symbiotic fungus aiding plant root absorption.


Apoplastic Route

Water movement through cell walls and spaces.


Transmembrane Route

Water movement across cell membranes.


Endodermis

Layer controlling material entry into vascular cylinder.


Casparian Strip

Waxy barrier preventing passive water flow.


Root Pressure

Upward water push due to mineral pumping.


Transpiration

Water loss from plant leaves via stomata.


Cohesion

Attraction between water molecules via hydrogen bonds.


Adhesion

Attraction between water and xylem vessel walls.


Water Potential

Predicts water flow direction based on solutes.


Guttation

Water exudation from leaf tips due to root pressure.


Pressure-Flow Hypothesis

Model explaining phloem sap movement via pressure.


Turgor Pressure

Internal pressure from water in plant cells.


Proton Pump

Active transport mechanism using ATP to move protons.


Sieve Tube Cells

Phloem cells transporting sugars throughout the plant.


Sugar Sink

Area where sugars are consumed or stored.


Sugar Source

Area where sugars are produced in plants.


Cotransporter

Protein aiding simultaneous transport of solutes.