Transport in the xylem of plants - terminology

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Across
  1. 2. Vascular tissue in plants which conducts water and dissolved minerals throughout the plant
  2. 4. Chemical bonds between water molecules, and between water molecules and plant cell walls
  3. 7. Wider, shorter, thinner walled and less tapered water conducting cells, found in plants
  4. 8. The attraction between particles of the same substance, e.g. beetween water molecules
  5. 10. In regard to energy transformation, uptake of minerals in the roots is an _______________ process.
  6. 13. A plant adapted for saline conditions
  7. 14. The ____________________ pathway involves the movement of water through cells walls of root cells.
  8. 16. Long, thin water conducting cells with tapered ends, found in plants
  9. 17. A device used to measure water uptake in plants
  10. 18. A waxy layer on top of the plant epidermis that has low permeability to gases and water
  11. 20. Thinner regions of secondary cell walls of tracheids and vessel elements, which allow lateral water movement between neighboring cells
  12. 21. Strengthening and waterproofing polymer in the secondary cell walls of tracheids and vessel elements
Down
  1. 1. Perforations at the end walls of vessel elements that enable water flow through the vessels
  2. 3. The attraction between different substances, such as between water and plant cell walls
  3. 5. Long »micropipe« that consist of vessel elements aligned end to end
  4. 6. A plant adapted for dry conditions
  5. 9. The ____________________ pathway involves the movement of water through cytoplasm of root cells.
  6. 11. Specialized cells that are located in a pair on each side of a stoma and control the aperture of a stoma
  7. 12. The loss of water vapour from the leaves and stems of plants
  8. 15. Pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant that allow gas exchange
  9. 19. The passive process by which water is absorbed into root cells