BOTANY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Xylem is a conducting tissue which transports water and minerals from the roots to the different parts of the plant. Xylem tissue consists of four types of cells. Xylem fibres, xylem vessels, xylem parenchyma and tracheids.

Detailed explanation-3: -xylem, plant vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and also provides physical support. Xylem tissue consists of a variety of specialized, water-conducting cells known as tracheary elements.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Xylem tracheids-These are dead tubes like hollow cells. They have thick lignified walls and functions in transport of water and minerals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Xylem is the tissue which transports water and minerals in plants.