Summary: Vascular Plants Questions
1. Describe how all the cells in a vascular plant get
sugar.
a. Sugar produced in leaf cells enters the phloem
tubes in the leaves. Sugar and water (sap) flows
through the leaf vein, stem, and root phloem to
all the cells that need the sugar.
2. Describe how all the cells in a vascular plant get
water and minerals.
a. Water and minerals enter the xylem tubes in the
root of a vascular plant. Water then flows up
through the stem and vein xylem to the cells in
the leaves. The extra water evaporates into the
air.
3. Why do its leaves turn pink when a celery stalk is
placed in red water?
a. Red dye is carried with the water flowing in the
xylem to the leaves. The red dye enters the veins
and spaces between cells in leaves, turning them
pink.
4. In what way are blood and sap the same?
a. Blood and sap are both liquids that carry sugar to
cells.
5th Grade
Living Systems
Investigation 2