Biology A-Level
Xylem and phloem functions
What Xylem and phloem functions means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Xylem and phloem functions
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The xylem carries water and mineral ions upward from the roots, and the phloem translocates sugars and other assimilates.
Topics that use Xylem and phloem functions
- Transport in plants (OCR A-Level)
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- Cohesion and adhesion
- Control of environmental variables
- Hydrophyte
- Osmosis
- Potometer
- Rate calculation
- Source-to-sink transport of assimilates
- Surface area to volume ratio in plants
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