Water movement through Plants Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• transpiration : evaporation of water from the surface of a leaf
• osmosis : the movement of water from an area of high to low water concentration through a semi-permeable membrane
• turgid : cells where the membrane is pushes against the cell wall keeping it rigid
• root hair : cells responsible for the uptake of water and minerals from the soil (2)
• mesophyll : cells in the leaf from which water evaporates
• xylem : vessels which transport water and minerals through plants
• sieve plate : structures with pores in them, separating phloem cells (2)
• epidermis : the outer layer of cells
• sugar : product of photosynthesis transported in the phloem
• lignin : the walls of xylem vessels are made of this
• cellulose : plant cell walls are made of this
• vascular bundle : the collective name for xylem and phloem (2)