BRAINCAKERinging Experiments
A ring of cells is removed from the outer later of a tree. This outer layer contains the protective bark and also contains phloem.
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Key terms in this lesson
- xylem
- Plant vascular tissue, made of dead, lignified tubular cells, that transports water and mineral ions from the roots to the leaves.
- phloem
- Plant vascular tissue, made of sieve tube elements and companion cells, that transports organic solutes such as sucrose around the plant.
More in Mass Transport in Plants
- Movement of Water Through the Stomata
- Translocation
- Phloem Loading
- Mass Flow through Sieve Tube Elements
- Mass Flow Model
- Phloem Unloading
- Tracer Experiments
- Evidence for Translocation in Phloem
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