1What is transportation, and why does a living body need it?
2How does transportation take place in plants?
3A plant has no heart. Explain carefully how water reaches the top of a tall tree.
4Write the differences between xylem and phloem.
5Why does a plant need two transport tissues instead of one?
6A goat strips a ring of bark all the way round a young tree. The leaves stay green for weeks and then the tree dies. Explain.
7In the white rose activity, why is it better evidence if the colour follows lines in the petal rather than spreading evenly?
8Why do florists tell people to cut flower stems under water?
9How do gases move about inside a plant, and why does this mean a plant has no breathing pipes?
10Explain why a plant wilts on a hot day when the soil is dry, using what you know about transport.