Across
- 1. These are transported into the root by active transport
- 4. A condition in plants in which transpiration is happening at a rate faster than the plant can take water in throught the roots
- 5. The large artery in which blood leaves the heart to travel round the body
- 6. found in plasma and have no nucleus
- 9. This is found on the surface of leaves to prevent transpiration
- 10. The vessel in a plant that carries glucose
- 11. An important ingredient in sports drinks
- 13. This is created by the thin membrane of the alveoli
- 14. The process by which water leaves leaf tissue
- 17. Prevent backflow in veins
- 18. The vessel in a plant that carries water
Down
- 1. The alveoli must be _______ to allow gases to dissolve for diffusion
- 2. A mechanism of transporting substances against their concentration gradient
- 3. These control the opening and closing of stomata in different environemntal conditions
- 7. Water molecules in the xylem have ________ forces which aid in water transport
- 8. All exchange surfaces have this to ensure efficient gas exchange
- 12. An exchange surface in mammals that uses diffusion and active transport
- 13. A devise used to hold open arteries
- 15. vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart
- 16. The transport of water across a partially permeable membrane
