Question

Q.2 WRITE A SHORT NOTE ON:

1.CONDUCTION OF WATER AND MINERALS

2.IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPIRATION​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Xylem, plant vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and also provides physical support. Xylem tissue consists of a variety of specialized, water-conducting cells known as tracheary elements. Together with phloem (tissue that conducts sugars from the leaves to the rest of the plant), xylem is found in all vascular plants, including the seedless club mosses, ferns, horsetails, as well as all angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (plants with seeds unenclosed in an ovary).

2. Transpiration plays a significant role by removing excess water from the aerial parts of the plants. The Significance of Transpiration in plants includes: Keeps the cell turgid. ... Allows the movement of minerals from the soil to different parts of the plant.

Answer 2

Explanation:

As discussed, Transpiration plays a significant role by removing excess water from the aerial parts of the plants. The Significance of Transpiration in plants includes: Keeps the cell turgid. ... Allows the movement of minerals from the soil to different parts of the plant