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The basic function of Xylem is to transport water (and some soluble minerals) up from the roots and through the plant. Phloem transports organic nutrients - particularly sucrose (a sugar) - throughout the plant. Both are types of vascular tissue found in plants.

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How does the structure of xylem and phloem vessels differs microscopically?

differ in such a way that xylem transport water while phloem transport food and nutrients


How does a vascular plants xylem differ from its phloem?

Only flows in one direction


What are tubes that carry fluids from the roots up to leaves of vascular plants?

xylem and phloem


Are xylem and phloem tissues?

yes, xylem and phloem are tissues in the vascular system


What brings food and water to your cells?

.food is carried by phloem and water is carried by xylem.


What are the two different types of vascular tissue?

Phloem and xylem are the two main types of vascular tissue found in plants. Xylem is the tissue that mainly carries water, and a few minerals, in the system. Phloem is the tissue that carries photosynthetic materials through the plant.


What what the jods of the phloem and xylem?

The xylem and the phloem are known as the transportation system in vascular plants. The xylem transports water and nutrients while the phloem transports sugars.


What is the diffference between xylem and phloem?

Xylem contains Vessels, trachieds and xylem parenchyma Phloem consists of sieve tubes, companion cells and phloem parenchyma


Function of xylem and phloem?

the xylem transports water and the phloem transports organic substances.


What is the tissue that makes xylem and phloem?

The vascular cambium tissue makes xylem and phloem.


How do mosses and liverworts differ from vascular plant?

The vascular plants are differentiated in to root and shoot having conducting tissue in the form of xylem and phloem whereas mosses and liverworts have rhizoides in place of roots and lack xylem and phloem.


Is xylem and phloem an non - vascular plant?

No. Xylem and phloem are belonging to vascular plants only. Bryophytae are not vascular, and do not have these.