A high, arched structure built to carry water over long distances.

An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to carry water from a source to a distribution point far away. In modern engineering, the term aqueduct is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose.

1. Which structure carries water over long distances?
2. What is the Roman aqueduct?
3. Why are aqueducts arched?
4. Who built aqueducts?
5. What is long distance transport of water?
6. What is the name of the structure which carries water throughout the plant?
7. What is a synonym for the word aqueduct?
8. What is the longest aqueduct?
9. How did the Romans use arches?
10. What is responsible for long distance water transport in plants?
11. How is water transported long distances from the roots to the leaves?
12. What drives the long distance flow of water through the xylem?
13. What is the name of the structure that carries water from the roots to the rest of the tree?
14. What is long distance transport in plants called?
15. What is long distance transport?
16. What are the types of long distance transportation?

Which structure carries water over long distances?

aqueduct, (from Latin aqua + ducere, “to lead water”), conduit built to convey water. In a restricted sense, aqueducts are structures used to conduct a water stream across a hollow or valley.

What is the Roman aqueduct?

The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their Republic and later Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns. Aqueduct water supplied public baths, latrines, fountains, and private households; it also supported mining operations, milling, farms, and gardens.

Why are aqueducts arched?

Aqueducts were built as a system of arches for stability and to take advantage of gravity for continuous flow of water. Aqueduct arches were only built in areas where digging or surface grades were problematic, like valleys.

Who built aqueducts?

In 312 B.C. Appius Claudius built the first aqueduct for the city of Rome. The Romans were still a tightly knit body of citizens whose lives centered on the seven hills within the city wall beside the Tiber river.

What is long distance transport of water?

Long distance transport of water in the xylem occurs by the gradient in hydrostatic pressure, also called root pressure, and by the gradient in the water potential. Long distance transport in phloem is through the sieve tube cells of phloem, which are living cells.

What is the name of the structure which carries water throughout the plant?

Xylem vessels transport water and dissolved mineral ions from the roots to the rest of the plant and also provide structural support. Phloem vessels transport dissolved substances, such as sucrose and amino acids, from the leaves to the rest of the plant.

What is a synonym for the word aqueduct?

channel. nounpathway, usually containing water. approach. aqueduct. arroyo.

What is the longest aqueduct?

The aqueduct system in the state of California is by far the longest in the world. The California Aqueduct conveys water about 700 km (440 miles) from the northern (wetter) part of the state into the southern (drier) part, yielding more than 2.5 billion litres (650 million gallons) of water a day.

How did the Romans use arches?

The Roman Arch was the foundation of Rome's architectural mastery and massive expanse of building projects across the ancient world. It allowed the Romans to make bigger buildings, longer roads, and better aqueducts. The Roman arch is the ancestor of modern architecture.

What is responsible for long distance water transport in plants?

Turgor pressure drives long-distance transport through the phloem.

How is water transported long distances from the roots to the leaves?

According to the widely accepted Cohesion Theory, water is pulled by transpiration from the roots through the xylem to the leaves.

What drives the long distance flow of water through the xylem?

Transpiration is ultimately the main driver of water movement in xylem. The cohesion-tension model works like this: Transpiration (evaporation) occurs because stomata are open to allow gas exchange for photosynthesis.

What is the name of the structure that carries water from the roots to the rest of the tree?

Stems carry water and nutrients taken up by the roots to the leaves. Then the food produced by the leaves moves to other parts of the plant. The cells that do this work are called the xylem cells. They move water.

What is long distance transport in plants called?

Plants need to move substance over a long distance through two vascular tissues - xylem and phloem. Such long distance transport through the vascular system is called translocation.

What is long distance transport?

During long-distance transport, elements and organic solutes are transferred between the xylem and phloem by extensive exchange processes. The xylem-to-phloem transfer of nutrients is of particular importance for the mineral nutrition of plants.

What are the types of long distance transportation?

Similar to daily trips, long-distance travel includes trips made by all modes, including personal vehicle, airplane, bus, train, and ship; and for all purposes, such as commuting, business, pleasure, and personal or family business.