BIOLOGY

4.3 Translocation
Teacher: Puan Maslinda
Class: 5 Akik
Group members:
Teoh Sze Vinh
Lim Xi Ern
Pang Shu Yin
 Table of contents
01 02
Definition of Necessity of
Translocation Translocation in Plants

03
Pathways of
Translocation in
plants
 Definition of Translocation
Translocation is a process of transporting organic substances such as
sucrose, amino acids, and hormones in the phloem from the leaves to
other parts of the plant such as roots and stem. In general, this
happens between where these substances are made and where they
are used or stored.
 The Necessity of
Translocation in Plants
To transport photosynthetic products
from the leaves to other organs for
the growth of plants and respiration

mainly excess

• Fruits • Rhizomes
• Flowers • Tubers
• Shoot tip • Bulbs
• Roots
 Pathway of Translocation
5. In order for water to 1. Sucrose is transported
return to the xylem, from the leaf to the
water diffuses from sieve tube (through the
the phloem (high companion cell).
water potential) back 2. Water potential in sieve
into the xylem (low tube reduces. Water
water potential) by diffuses from xylem to
osmosis sieve tube (osmosis).
6. In the xylem, 3. Hydrostatic pressure in
transpiration pulls sieve tube increases due
water along the xylem to water diffusion
vessel against the 4. This causes sucrose to
direction of be pushed to other
gravitational pull. organs of the plant
(root,stem,fruits,shoots)
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