TOPIC: TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

LESSON 7: TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

LECTURER: ENG MANJONJO

TRUST ACADEMY FORM 2

 This is the movement of water and mineral salts from the soil to other parts of the plant
and food materials from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
 The body of a flowering plant consists of different plant organs, namely, roots, stems,
leaves and flowers.
 each of these has their own specialised functions.
 In plants, the transport function is carried out by a specialized transport system known
as the vascular bundle or tissue.
 It comprises of;
i. Xylem –transports water and mineral salts from the soil.
ii. Phloem –transports dissolved food substances such as sugars from the leaves
 plants have vascular or conducting systems like animals do but they are made up
differently and function differently.

ROOTS

 Functions of roots
i. For anchorage-hold the plant firmly in the soil.
ii. Absorption of water and mineral salts from the soil.
iii. As storage organs of some plants e.g. carrots.
iv. As breathing roots (gaseous exchange) in some plants