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Homework
Activity 2.1.6
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Secondary growth (secondary thickening)
Increase in length of the stem is known as primary growth.
Secondary growth/ secondary thickening is the thickening
of the circumference of the plant.
Self study
Homework
Activity 2.1.6
Page 145
Transpiration
Water is transported to leaves for photosynthesis.
When the stomata in the leaves open for gaseous
exchange, a lot of water escapes in the formation of water
vapour.
This is known as transpiration.
This creates the problem of water loss.
If more water is lost through transpiration than is
absorbed by the roots, the plant begins to wilt.
Theories:
Food is transported through the sieve tubes of phloem
tissues.
Food transported in the form of cytoplasmic strands
Cytoplasmic strands pass through the sieve plates from one
tube to the next
Homework
Activity 2.1.10
Page 157
End of support and transport
system in plants