{"id":3901,"date":"2023-01-09T10:46:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T10:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=3901"},"modified":"2025-11-06T05:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:13:54","slug":"s-11-c-transport-of-substances-in-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/s-11-c-transport-of-substances-in-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"S-11.c Transport Of Substances In Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Transport Of Substances In Plants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGAtZuILDQ\/P94yc8OJleLizE7YwT72GA\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGAtZuILDQ&#x2F;P94yc8OJleLizE7YwT72GA&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGAtZuILDQ&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transport of substance in plants<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Need for Transport in Plants<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14520\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7236328125;width:270px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-26.png 741w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-26-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Plants require the transport of water, minerals, and nutrients to maintain life processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transport is necessary to distribute water from roots to leaves, nutrients from leaves to other parts, and minerals from soil to the plant body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Types of Substances Transported<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Water and Minerals:<\/strong> Absorbed by the roots from the soil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nutrients:<\/strong> Such as glucose, produced during photosynthesis, are distributed from the leaves to other parts of the plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Transport of Water and Minerals (Xylem)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14521\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9876543209876543;width:373px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-27.png 320w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-27-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Xylem:<\/strong> The tissue responsible for transporting water and dissolved minerals from roots to the entire plant, especially to the leaves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Root Pressure and Capillary Action:<\/strong> Help in pushing water upward through the plant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transpiration Pull:<\/strong> The loss of water vapor from leaves creates a pull that helps draw water up from the roots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Transport of Food and Nutrients (Phloem)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14522\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9876543209876543;width:371px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-28.png 320w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-28-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Phloem:<\/strong> The tissue responsible for transporting food (mainly sugars) produced during photosynthesis from leaves to other parts of the plant (stems, roots, flowers).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This process is called <strong>Translocation<\/strong>, which occurs in all directions (from source to sink).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Role of Stomata<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-29.png 402w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-29-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-29-400x247.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Tiny pores present on the surface of leaves called stomata allow water vapor to escape during transpiration, which helps in the upward movement of water through the plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Transpiration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">The process by which water evaporates from the leaves, creating a negative pressure that pulls water and minerals up from the roots via the xylem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Importance of Transpiration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Helps in cooling the plant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aids in the transport of essential minerals from the soil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintains the water balance within the plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Root Hairs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Tiny hair-like structures on roots that increase the surface area for water and mineral absorption from the soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Active and Passive Transport<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li><strong>Passive Transport:<\/strong> Movement of substances like water through osmosis without the use of energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Active Transport:<\/strong> Movement of minerals against the concentration gradient using energy (ATP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Role of Vascular Bundles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Xylem and phloem are organized into vascular bundles, which act like transport highways throughout the plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/80322\/580\/865\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-52.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-52.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-52-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-52-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-52-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/80477\/104\/826\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-47.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-47.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-47-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-47-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-47-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transport Of Substances In Plants transport of substance in plants by Delta 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