Water Transport in Plants: From Soil to Xylem
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Transport in plants.
From soil to root hair.
Soil to root hair.
•
Root tip is covered in a tough non-
permeable layer.
•
Behind the tip is a group of cells called
the
EPIDERMIS
, which extends into
root hairs.
•
The root hairs reach into the spaces
between soil particles and absorb water.
More soil to root.
•
Water is absorbed down a water
potential gradient because soil has a
high water potential.
•
The cell sap has a low water potential
due to dissolved inorganic ions, sugars
and proteins.
•
Water, therefore, diffuses down the
water potential gradient through the
partially permeable membrane into the
vacuole.
…a bit more soil and roots.
•
Lots of root hairs increase the surface
area, which increases the rate of
absorption.
•
Root hairs also absorb mineral ions.
•
Some trees and plants have
fungi
and
are known as
mycorrhizas
.
•
The mycorrhizas absorb nutrients from
the soil and some trees cannot survive
without them.
From root hair to xylem.
•
Water crosses the cortex and enters the
xylem in the centre of the root.
•
This happens because of a water
potential difference between the xylem
and root hairs.
•
The water can take two paths through
the cortex.
Getting through the cortex.
There are two pathways. The
apoplast and the symplast
pathways.
Activivty
•
Using the information on page 131,
make sure you have the route taken by
water through the two pathways.
Include any diagrams.
Xylem tissue.
•
Xylem tissue is
involved in support
and transport.
•
Xylem contains
several types of cells
(except in conifers).
•
Vessel elements and
tracheids.
•
Fibres.
•
Parenchyma cells.
Vessel elements and tracheids
•
Xylem vessels are made from elongated
vessel elemnets.
•
Vessel elements are involved in the
transport of water and have
lignin
in
their walls.
•
Lignin is very hard and impermeable to
water.
Vessel elements and trahceids
•
The lignin builds up around the outside
of the cell and the contents die.
•
The middle of the cell is now empty and
known as the
lumen.
•
The lignin becomes pitted, leaving holes
in its exterior.
•
The pits are covered by permeable,
thickened cellulose.
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Explore the fascinating journey of water in plants, starting from absorption by root hairs in the soil to its transportation through the root structure, including the cortex pathways, and into the xylem tissue for support and further distribution. Discover the essential role of xylem vessels and tracheids in facilitating this vital process.
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Transport in plants. From soil to root hair.
Soil to root hair. Root tip is covered in a tough non- permeable layer. Behind the tip is a group of cells called the EPIDERMIS, which extends into root hairs. The root hairs reach into the spaces between soil particles and absorb water.
More soil to root. Water is absorbed down a water potential gradient because soil has a high water potential. The cell sap has a low water potential due to dissolved inorganic ions, sugars and proteins. Water, therefore, diffuses down the water potential gradient through the partially permeable membrane into the vacuole.
a bit more soil and roots. Lots of root hairs increase the surface area, which increases the rate of absorption. Root hairs also absorb mineral ions. Some trees and plants have fungi and are known as mycorrhizas. The mycorrhizas absorb nutrients from the soil and some trees cannot survive without them.
From root hair to xylem. Water crosses the cortex and enters the xylem in the centre of the root. This happens because of a water potential difference between the xylem and root hairs. The water can take two paths through the cortex.
Getting through the cortex. There are two pathways. The apoplast and the symplast pathways.
Activivty Using the information on page 131, make sure you have the route taken by water through the two pathways. Include any diagrams.
Xylem tissue. Xylem tissue is involved in support and transport. Xylem contains several types of cells (except in conifers). Vessel elements and tracheids. Fibres. Parenchyma cells.
Vessel elements and tracheids Xylem vessels are made from elongated vessel elemnets. Vessel elements are involved in the transport of water and have lignin in their walls. Lignin is very hard and impermeable to water.
Vessel elements and trahceids The lignin builds up around the outside of the cell and the contents die. The middle of the cell is now empty and known as the lumen. The lignin becomes pitted, leaving holes in its exterior. The pits are covered by permeable, thickened cellulose.
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