Jurongville Secondary School

Secondary 3 Express Biology Worksheet

Chapter 9: Transport in Plants

Name: _________________________( ) Date:__/___/___

Class: 3____

9.1 Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks

• The vascular tissues of flowering plants are ____________ and

_________ which ___________ materials. _____________
transports water and __________ ___________ from the root to
the other parts of the plant. The ___________ walls of the
__________ __________ provide support for the plant. _________
transports organic __________ materials such as _________ and
amino acids from the __________ to other parts of the plant.

9.2 The terms U to Z in the box are processes involved in the transport
of materials in plants. Use them to answer questions (a) to (d)

U: Transpirational pull V: Capillary action W: Osmosis

X: Diffusion Y: Active transport Z: Root pressure

(a) What forces are involved in the conduction of water and ions up
the xylem vessels?

(b) Name the possible processes by which ions enter root hairs.

(c) How does water vapour pass out of the leaves into the surrounding
air?

(d) How does water enter root hairs?

9.3 Match the following terms with its associated description

 Loss of water mainly from Transpiration pull
stomata of leaves

Continuous flow of water up the Transpiration

plant

Main force in pulling water and Companion cells

mineral salts up the plant

Assists sieve tubes in transport Transpiration stream

of manufactured food

9.4 Indicate whether the rate of transpiration increases or decreases in

(a) to (d)

(a) When the temperature drops _________________

(b) After a heavy shower _________________

(c) When it becomes sunny _________________

(d) When a strong breeze blows _________________

9.5 Answer the following structured questions (a) to (d)

(a) Describe the difference between xylem vessels and sieve tubes in

the substances that they transport.

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(b) Describe the difference between xylem vessels and sieve tubes in

the direction these substances are carried.

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(c) Root hairs take in soil water by osmosis. What would happen if too

much nitrogen-containing fertilizers were added to the soil?

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(c) A leafy shoot, plus a beaker of water in which it is placed, weighs

300 grams. Five hours later, it weighs 250 grams. A control

experiment, with just an identical beaker of water without the

shoot, loses only 10 grams of water over the same period. What is

the rate of transpiration of the shoot?

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