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CB 36.2 Water and minerals move up from the ground in xylem, Sugars move down, up and/or laterally via phloem.
CB What moves the water through the xylem? Transpiration, Adhesion, Cohesion, and Tension
Stomata on the underside of a leaf
CB 35.9 Water conducting cells of Xylem: vessels and tracheids (types of sclerenchyma) 100 m
CB and.13 In roots the vascular bundle is in the center
CB Radially arranged vascular bundle in a stem Xylem on inside Phloem on outside
water transport limits plant growth
xylem phloem More xylem is needed for more water transport: secondary growth
CB Primary vs. secondary growth
CB Primary growth in a stem
CB Secondary growth: a vascular meristem (cambium) forms between the xylem and phloem
CB Secondary growth: new xylem to the inside, new phloem to the outside
Secondary xylem (wood) and phloem
CB Some additional cells help form the bark and fill in the increasing circumference
xylem phloem Xylem is tough, and full of lignin- inhibits the ability to use plants to produce biofuels
U.S. Energy use in Science 9 February 2007:Vol no. 5813, pp Units are in quads; 1 quad = 1015 British thermal units = exajoules
~28% of U.S. energy is used in transportation U.S. Department of Energy, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition
In 2005, there were almost 239 million vehicles (cars, buses, and trucks) in the United States. U.S. Department of Energy, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition
Automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, and buses drove nearly 3.0 trillion miles in That’s almost 1/12 th the distance to the nearest (non-sun) star. It’s like driving to the sun and back 13,440 times. Transportation fuel use ation.htmlhttp:// ation.html U.S. Department of Energy, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition
U.S. Department of Energy, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition Vehicle Energy Use
World Primary Energy Supply
Research money spent on alternative energy Science 9 February 2007: Vol no. 5813, pp
Ethanol vs Gasoline prices
Biofuel production
CB 5.7 Cellulose, sugars as structural support
CB 5.8 The major component of plant cell walls is cellulose
Fermentation: break down sugar to ethanol
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Lignin: a complex branched, aromatic polymer
Lignin cross-links cellulose fibers and makes secondary walls waterproof
Nature Biotechnology 20, (2002) Lignin removal is necessary for cellulose processing
Loosening lignin's grip on biofuel production Clint Chapple, Michael Ladisch & Rick Meilan Nature Biotechnology 25, (2007) Treatment efficiencies of untreated transgenic biomass are comparable to that of unmodified biomass subjected to pretreatment
xylem Research is ongoing to produce woody and non-woody plants with decreased lignin to improve the efficiency of biofuel production
Yes, discussions this week; Exams back Friday