Seed plants, such as soybeans, store large amounts of protein in specialized organelles called protein storage vacuoles.

Bordered pits are cavities in the thick secondary cell walls of both vessels and tracheids that are essential components in the water-transport system of higher plants. The pit membrane ...

Alfred hears the word ‘transport’ and begins explaining transport system in plants. Alfred explains the importance of water for photosynthesis and that is it taken into the plant via the roots.

Most land plants form mutually beneficial symbioses with fungi. The plant and the fungus exchange vital nutrients. A team led ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. It carries water for photosynthesis to the mesophyll cells: the upper layer of cells where photosynthesis mostly ...

More information: Sam W. Henderson et al, Protein Structural Modeling and Transport Thermodynamics Reveal That Plant Cation–Chloride Cotransporters Mediate Potassium–Chloride Symport ...

Biophysicists have designed a new cell-like transport system that represents an important milestone on the road to artificial cells. Creating artificial cells with life-like characteristics out of ...