1. Xylem Mini-Lab
Set up: Cup 1 – water with blue dye added -1 drop Cup 2 – water with yellow dye added – 1drop Cup 3 – empty; placed in the middle of Cup 1 & Cup 2 Put a rolled paper towel into cup 1 and fold over into cup 3 Put a rolled paper towel into cup 2 and fold over into cup 3 Sketch Set up

2. Conclusions
Part 1: Write a paragraph summarizing what happened & WHY by explaining how this quick investigation models what happens in a plant. Be sure to include the following terms in your answer: xylem, cohesion, capillary action, passive transport, osmosis, transpiration, transpiration stream, stoma, guard cells Be sure to state what the following represented: Paper towel, end of paper towel in the cups that started with water in them, end of paper towels that started in the empty cups Part 2: Describe how structure is supported by function in the xylem.