A Vascular rays conduct water ^horizontally in the _____ ^of a tree. ^A) Stem B) Root ^B If the bark is cut all around ^a tree, it will die from: ^A) Water loss B) Starvation ^ ^B Cutting bark around unwanted ^trees is called: ^A) Rooting B) Girdling ^ ^A A growth region on a stem is ^marked by a: ^A) Node B) Lenticel ^ ^A An onion is actually a ^modified stem called a: ^A) Bulb B) Stolon ^ ^A Loam is a soil mixture of ^sand, silt and clay. ^A) True B) False ^ ^B Minerals are absorbed ^into roots by which process? ^A) Osmosis B) Active Transport^ ^A The movement of water, ^minerals and food within a ^plant is: ^A) Translocation B) Cohesion ^A Cohesion and transpiration ^help water to move up a stem. ^A) True B) False ^ ^B When leaves droop and wilt ^they have lost their: ^A) Adhesion B) Turgor ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^