Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 26, Problem 4SA
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The plants require water, minerals, and gases for carrying out various essential functions including photosynthesis. For this purpose the transportation in plants is essential. In plants, water and other materials are transported with the help of the transport system.
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Symplast is ________________
A. the interconnected living mass of an organism, a continuous unit that is comprised of cells that are connected by plasmodesmata throughout the plant body.
B. the free space of the tissue, include cell walls and intercellular spaces.
C All the tissues in plant including protoplasts and cell walls
Label the following plant tissue from the selection of terms provided..
Plant secondary cell walls are very similar to primary cell walls but have one added sugar that gives them more sturdiness (firmness). This extra sugar is...
Select one:
a. cellulose
b. lignin
c. GAGs
d. pectin
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Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 26 - Prob. 1SACh. 26 - Prob. 2SACh. 26 - Prob. 3SACh. 26 - Prob. 4SACh. 26 - The nutrition of some plants is enhanced by a...Ch. 26 - Water evaporation from plant parts is called...Ch. 26 - Prob. 7SACh. 26 - Prob. 8SACh. 26 - Sieve tubes are part of ___________. a. cortex c....Ch. 26 - Prob. 10SA
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