Plant Transportation

A closer look at xylem and phloem

 Vascular Plants

 Vascular plants, like celery have a specialized

system for transporting water and nutrients through
their systems.
 The stem of a plant has two main ‘highways’ of
transportation: xylem and phloem.
 How does a plant transport
food, water and nutrients?

Xylem
 The plant cells that
move water and
nutrients from the
roots to the leaves.

Phloem
 The plant cells that
move food from the
leaves to the rest of
the plant.
 Xylem is in the center

Phloem is on the outer edge

Phloem

Xylem
Another Look
Xylem Xylem
Here you see a longitudinal
view of the xylem in celery.
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Xylem
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Xylem
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Xylem

Phloem
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 How does it Sun/
Energy source
Transpiration

work? 4. H2 0
• 1. Water is collected by the 2.
roots, but how does it get up
to the leaves where it is
needed?
• 2. As the plant receives 3.
sunlight, water in the plant is
evaporated and escapes the
plant.
• 3. The plant must replace the
water. The water that is
evaporating at the top creates cross section
suction that helps water from view
the roots climb to the leaves
through the xylem.
• 4. Water passes from cell to
cell until it gets to where it is
1.
needed. H2 0
More models of
transpiration
More models of
transpiration
More models of
transpiration
More models of
transpiration
 Helpful Links

 http://www.slideshare.net/scuffruff/xylem-and-
phloem
 http://hiddenvillaclassroom.org/curriculum/curri
culum-for-your-school-garden/fifth-grade/colored-
carnations-and-
celery
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=U4rzLhz4HHk&feature=related
 http://beckyboop.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/pla
nt-transpiration-lesson-plan/