Mass Transport in Plants
Mass Transport in Plants
- Understand the structure of xylem and phloem in vascular bundles.
- Acquire knowledge of the cohesion-tension theory in transpiration and mass flow hypothesis of translocation.
- Be familiar with practicals that provide evidence for translocation, such as tracers and ringing experiments.
- Learn how to use a potometer to investigate the rate of transpiration.
- Be prepared to compare or identify the structures of xylem and phloem from given information or images.
- Consider drawing a large diagram of both structures and numbering the stages with descriptions as a revision method.