This element covers the role of water in plants, the process of water uptake and movement through the plant, transpiration stream and water-loss through the leaf R2101 – water movement in plants AO2: the impact of environmental factors on water uptake to include: Soil moisture (obvious really), temperature, relative humidity (affects the water loss at the… Continue reading Unit 1, Topic 1, Element 7 – Movement of water through the plant
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R2101 – water movement in plants
Water moves in to a plant by osmosis (remember that from school?!!) Osmosis is defined as the movement of water from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a semi-permable membrane. Diffusion is defined as the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of… Continue reading R2101 – water movement in plants
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