Plant Vascular Tissues Ms. Bush Plants and Photosynthesis Unit
There are two main types of Vascular Tissue Xylem- ___________________________ Tracheids Vessel Elements Phloem-___________________________ Sieve tube elements Companion Cells
Xylem up, Phloem down!
How does water travel up the stems? Capillary Action -________________________ _____________________________________ Transpiration-_________ ____________________________
Xylem and Phloem http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/mccauley/6a-labs-plants-02.htm
Tracheids, Vessel Elements, Sieve-tube Elements, Companion Cells http://elshiyeen.blogspot.com/2010/05/companion-cells-sieve-tube-elements.html
Sieve Tube Plates http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mauseth/weblab/webchap8phloem/8.2-4a.htm
Can you identify them in a real sample? http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/botany/frame8.html
Three Other Types of Plant Cells Parenchyma-___________________________ ___________________________________ Collenchyma- _______________________ Sclerenchyma- _______________________ ______________________________________