12. Transport Processes

Concepts
Diffusion, Osmosis, and Active Transport
Water Potential

• Cells and Water Movement

Short Distance Intercellular Transport

• Guard Cells
• Motor Cells
• Transfer Cells

Long Distance Transport: Phloem
Long Distance Transport: xylem

• Properties of Water
• Water Transport Through Xylem
• Control of Water Transport by Guard Cells

Botany and Beyond: Water and Ecology
Plants and People: Farming "Wastelands"