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How plants manufacture food and transport fluids through vascular tissue.
Plants are photoautotrophs that synthesize glucose from inorganic carbon dioxide and water using light energy. Transport of water and minerals occurs through xylem, while organic food is translocated via phloem.
Gas exchange in leaves is regulated by microscopic pores called stomata. Stomatal opening and closing are driven by water movement into and out of specialized guard cells.
When water flows into guard cells, they swell and curve outward due to uneven wall thickness, opening the stomatal pore. When guard cells lose water, they shrink and flatten, closing the pore to prevent water loss.
•Vascular transport is divided: Xylem (unidirectional, passive pull) and Phloem (bidirectional, active translocation using ATP).
•[INSERT: Diagram showing open vs closed stomata guard cells]
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As water molecules evaporate from stomata in leaves, cohesion-adhesion forces pull a continuous column of water upward through the xylem, stretching from roots to leaves.
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As water molecules evaporate from stomata in leaves, cohesion-adhesion forces pull a continuous column of water upward through the xylem, stretching from roots to leaves.