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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
The '''water transport system''' is how plants get water from the soil to every part of the plant.

===About Water Transport===
: Every part of the [[plant]] needs [[water]] so the plant has a '''water transport system''' to get the water from the [[soil]] to the rest of the [[plant]]
: Water in the soil is taken in by the roots of the plant. The water then travels up the stem and is taken to the leaves and the flower.
: The water flows very slowly along tubes inside the roots, stem, leaves and flower.

===Experiments===
====Coloured Carnations====
: 1. Slice the stem of a white carnation diagonally.
: 2. Place the stem into some coloured water.
: 3. Wait 1 day and observe the colour of the petals.

====Multicoloured Carnation====
: 1. Slice the stem of a white carnation so that it splits in two.
: 2. Use two glasses to place one side of the stem into blue coloured and the other into red coloured water.
: 3. Wait 1 day and observe the colours of the petals.

====Water Tubes in Celery====
: 1. Cut the bottom off a stick of celery.
: 2. Place the celery in coloured water.
: 3. Wait 1 day and observe.
: 4. Snap the celery in line with the coloured lines.
: 5. Use fingernails or a pair of tweezers to pull out the coloured tubes and observe.

==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
The '''water transport system''' [[Organ System|organ system]] in [[Plant|plants]] used to move [[water]] from the [[Root|roots]] to the [[Leaf|leaves]].