Transport in the xylem of plants - terminology

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