Transportation of Minerals in Plants

 Like water, minerals are also necessary for plants to survive. About 16 minerals are necessary for plants. These minerals are present in soil in the form of inorganic salts such as nitrates and phosphates. In soil, these minerals get dissolved in water and are...

Mechanism of transportation of water in plants

The transportation of water in plants takes place in following steps : Absorption of water by roots In plants, water is absorbed from the soil by root hairs present on roots. Each root hair has a thin permeable cell wall. In soil, the root hairs are directly in...

Xylem Vessels

All plants require water to survive. Plants absorb water present in the soil. The absorbed water is transported to all the parts of the plants (stems, leaves, flowers and fruits) by xylem vessels. Xylem is a complex tissue which consists of dead cells called xylem...

Transportation System in Plants

Transportation Of Materials In Plants All living organism need some method of moving substances from one part of the body to other parts of the body. For example, in living organisms food and oxygen are moved in the body to all the cells and waste materials such as...