Assessment Statements: Topic 9 Plant BiologyWrite assessment statement and number in one color, write your answer in another colorInclude all vocabulary terms in your answers. Diagrams and tables are greatLeave space to add additional information laterEach assessment statement should be about ½ to 1 full page.

9.1 Transport in the xylem of plants9.1.1 State how transpiration is the inevitable consequence of gas exchange in the leaf.9.1.2 Draw and annotate the transport of water from the roots to the leaves to replace losses from transpiration. Be sure to include cohesive and adhesive properties of water.9.1.3 Explain how minerals in the roots cause water absorption by osmosis. 9.1.4 Describe adaptations for plants living in deserts and high saline soils.9.1.5 Compare blotting paper, porous pots and capillary tubing to the vascular tissues of plants.9.1.6 Diagram the structure of primary xylem vessels in sections of stems based on microscopic images.9.1.7 Analyze the transpiration rates using photometer.

9.2 Transport in the phloem of plants9.2.1 State that plants transport organic compounds from sources to sinks using phloem sieve tubes at the source9.2.2 Outline how osmosis works due to the high concentration of solutes in the phloem and the uptake by osmosis9.2.3 Compare and contrast the stem and root of xylem and phloem.

9.3 Growth in plants9.3.1 State how undifferentiated cells in the meristems allow for indeterminate growth.9.3.2 Outline the process of mitosis of cell division and their importance to the development of stems and leaves.9.3.3 Explain using a named hormone how hormones control plant growth9.3.4 Outline the different forms of tropisms and how they affect plants9.3.5 Discuss the role of auxin in changing the gene expression in plants

9.4 Reproduction in plants9.4.1 Explain how flowering is controlled in long-day and short-day plants9.4.2 Distinguish between pollination, fertilization and seed dispersal.9.4.3 Discuss mutualistic relationships with pollinators in sexual reproduction in plants9.4.4 Draw an internal structure of a seed9.4.5 Draw and annotate a diagram of a cross section showing the structure of a dicotyledonous animal-pollinated flower