AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Together the xylem and the phloem are called vascular tissue. Vascular plants have roots, stems and leaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vascular plants are those plants, which have specialised vascular tissues for the transport of water, minerals and food. They contain xylem for water and mineral transport from roots to different parts of the plant and phloem for the transport of food from leaves to other parts of the plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ferns, gymnosperms, and flowering plants are all vascular plants. Because they possess vascular tissues, these plants have true stems, leaves, and roots.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vascular tissues include xylem and phloem. They allow plants to grow tall in the air without drying out. Vascular plants also have roots, stems, and leaves.

Detailed explanation-5: -Photographer: Jeremy RolfeVascular plants are called ‘vascular’ because they have a system of ‘tubes’ that connect all parts of the plant, roots, shoots and leaves, to transport water and nutrients from one part of the plant to another.