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Chapter 36.3, Problem 1CC
Summary Introduction
To explain: How do xylem cells help in long-distance transport in plants.
Concept introduction:
Xylem or vascular tissue is a compound tissue present in the vascular plants. Water and mineral nutrients are transported by this tissue from roots to leaves of the plant through the stem in a unidirectional way.
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Ch. 36.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 36.3 - WHAT IF? Suppose an Arabidopsis mutant lacking...Ch. 36.3 - MAKE CONNECTIONS How are the Casparian strip and...Ch. 36.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.4 - WHAT IF? If you buy cut flowers, why might the...Ch. 36.4 - Prob. 4CCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 36.5 - WHAT IF? Apple growers in Japan sometimes make a...Ch. 36.6 - How do plasmodesmata differ from gap junctions?Ch. 36.6 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.6 - WHAT IF? Suppose plants were genetically modified...Ch. 36 - How did the evolution of xylem and phloem...Ch. 36 - Is xylem sap usually pulled or pushed up the...Ch. 36 - Prob. 36.3CRCh. 36 - Prob. 36.4CRCh. 36 - Prob. 36.5CRCh. 36 - By what mechanisms is symplastic communication...Ch. 36 - Prob. 1TYUCh. 36 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 36 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 36 - Photosynthesis ceases when leaves wilt, mainly...Ch. 36 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 36 - A plant cell with a of -0.65 MPa maintains a...Ch. 36 - Compared with a cell with few aquaporin proteins...Ch. 36 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 36 - EVOLUTION CONNECTION Large brown algae called...Ch. 36 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY INTERPRET THE DATA A Minnesota...Ch. 36 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Cotton plants wilt within a few...Ch. 36 - WRITE ABOUT A THEME: ORGANIZATION Natural...Ch. 36 - Prob. 13TYU
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