AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Xylem transports water and minerals in plants from roots up to the stem, to the leaves. If Xylem is removed from a plant, the plant will not be able to transport water to leaves, hindering various processes like photosynthesis, transpiration, growth etc. The plant will initially wilt and then ultimately die.

Detailed explanation-2: -Damage to the xylem results in a decrease in the flow of water and nutrients throughout the tree. 2. The tree must first start performing photosynthesis in order to make up for the lost nutrients.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the xylem of the plant is removed, upward movement of water will stop leading to wilting of leaves and ultimately causes the death of a plant. In the absence of water, the plant will not be able to prepare food and also perform other essential activities.

Detailed explanation-4: -The plant would lose its ability to carry out photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tension created by transpiration “pulls” water in the plant xylem, drawing the water upward in much the same way that you draw water upward when you suck on a straw. Cohesion (water sticking to each other) causes more water molecules to fill the gap in the xylem as the top-most water is pulled toward the stomata.