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| The physical property predicting the direction in which water will flow, governed by solute concentration and applied pressure |
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| The drooping of leaves and stems as a result of plant cells becoming flaccid |
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| Limp. Lacking in stiffness or firmness, as in a plant cell in surroundings where there is no tendency for water to enter the cell |
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| A phenomenon in walled cells in which the cytoplasm shrivels and the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall |
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| A channel protein in the plasma membrane of a plant, animal, or microorganism cell that specifically facilitates osmosis |
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A water impermeable ring of wax in the endodermal cells of plants that blocks the passive flow of water and solutes into the stele by way of cell walls
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| Vascular tissue of a stem or root |
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| Mutualistic association of plant roots and fungus |
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| The upward push of xylem sap in the vascular tissue of roots |
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| The exudation of water droplets, caused by root pressure in certain plants |
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| The evaporative loss of water from plants |
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| The ground tissue of a lead, sandwiched between the upper and lower epidermis for photosynthesis |
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| Microscopic pore surrounded by guard cells in the epidermis of leaves and stems that allows gas exchange between the environment and the interior of the plant |
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| The two cells that flank the stomatal pore and regulate the opening and closing of the pore |
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| Transport of organic nutrient in the phloem of vascular plants |
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