Transport in the xylem of plants - terminology

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