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Topic 4 (Gas Exchange in Plants (Structure of a leaf (Waxy cuticle…
Topic 4
Gas Exchange in Plants
Transpiration
Movement of an unbroken stream of water from the roots to the leaves. Lost by evaporation through the stomata
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Translocation
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Glucose flows in the cytoplasm and there are pores in the ends of the phloem cells that let it through
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Structure of a leaf
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Upper epidermis
Let light through to the palisade cells, for protection mainly
Stoma/stomata
Open in the day for gas exchange, close at night to prevent the loss of water and gases
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Circulatory System
Double circulation
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This is where the heart is split into two pumps, one pumps the blood to the muscles and the other to the lungs in order to be oxygenated. The pumps are called ventricles
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