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Edexcel IGCSE·Biology·IGCSE Biology

Transport in Plants

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Xylem and phloem, water uptake and transpiration, and the factors affecting transpiration rate.

Xylem and phloem

  • Xylem — carries water and mineral ions up from roots to leaves; dead, hollow, lignified tubes.
  • Phloem — carries dissolved sugars (sucrose) from leaves to the rest of the plant (translocation), in both directions; living cells.

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