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Fluid Movement In Plants

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

From rootlets to leaves

Nutrients are water soluable

Moving water = gases and nutrient exchange

Active vs passive

Transport
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Passive transport

Osmosis

Lets straighten this out. Osmosis is a water moving across a membrane. It equalizes the concentration of "whatever" on each side of the membrane.

Transpiration

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Capillary Action

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Active Transport

Whereas osmosis and diffusion are passive transport, active transport needs something to drive it.

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Plant cell