Saturday 6th September
TODAY WE ARE
LEARNING ABOUT
How do plants get the water and mineral nutrients they need?
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    Key Questions:

    1. How do plants gain water?
      • plants gaining water from the soil via their roots
    2. How do plants gain the mineral nutrients they need?
      • plants gaining mineral nutrients from the soil via their roots
    3. Why do root hair cells have no chloroplasts?
      • Root hair Cells have no chloroplast because they do not receive light.
    4. Why do root hair cells have a large surface area?
      • Root hair Cells have a larger surface area to absorb more water and minerals.
    5. Where do stomata occur on the leaf?
      • There are more stomata on the bottom of the leaf than on the top