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1. IB Biology Review Chapter 36: Plant Transport
2. What substances need to be transported throughout the plant? Water
Sugars / energy / sap
Nutrients
Hormones
3. How does water get into the plant? Through the roots
Apoplastic route
Symplastic route
What adaptation do roots have to increase surface area?
Root hairs
Mycorrhizae fungus
5. Apoplastic Route Water enters the route between cells
Infiltrates around cells
Hits Casparian strip (waxy buffer)
Water is forced to be absorbed through a cell membrane
Why should all water be forced through a cell membrane?
Prevents contaminants from being absorbed into the plant
6. Symplastic Route Water is absorbed through the cell membrane of a root hair cell
Water travels through cells via connecting structure called a plasmodesmata
7. Apoplastic and Symplastic Routes