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Cambridge AS & A Level Biology

7Transport in plants

Transport in plants in Cambridge AS & A Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Xylem and phloem: structure, distribution and plan diagrams

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  • Translocation: moving assimilates through the phloem

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  • Transpiration, the potometer and the cohesion-tension mechanism

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  • Water uptake: from the soil to the root xylem

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Transport in plants: sample question

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In a transverse section of a young dicotyledonous root, where is the xylem found?

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