AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Xylem vessels carry water and minerals from the roots to the leaves. Phloem tubes carry sugar & other organic nutrients made by the plant from the leaves to the rest of the plant.

Detailed explanation-2: -The vascular system is comprised of two main types of tissue: the xylem and the phloem. The xylem distributes water and dissolved minerals upward through the plant, from the roots to the leaves. The phloem carries food downward from the leaves to the roots.

Detailed explanation-3: -The food-carrying tubes are called phloem. They transport the food made by the leaves of the plant during photosynthesis to all parts of the plant. More! Let’s find out what happens when the food-carrying tubes (phloem) are removed.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, the other being phloem. The basic function of xylem is to transport water from roots to stems and leaves, but it also transports nutrients.