An ==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]].