Important Terms - Lecture 9b

Plant Nutrition and Transport

 

Syllabus	Schedule	Critique guidelines
Sample exam questions	Intro bio mission statement	Lecture list
Next lecture	Previous lecture	Discussion questions

Macronutrients	Plasmodesmata
Micronutrients	Casparian strip
Nitrogen fixation	Solutes
Mycorrhizae	Osmosis
Cation exchange	Water potential
Fertilization	Plasmolysis
Irrigation	Transpiration
Parasitic plants	Cohesion
Haustoria	Adhesion
Carnivorous plants	Tension
Epiphytes	Source and sink
Apoplast vs. Symplast	C4 and CAM plants

Describe how a redwood 100m tall can get water from the roots to the top of the tree. Trace the route of this water including all the tissues it would go through.

Why could we refer to transpiration as a necessary evil?

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