DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
PLANT CLASSIFICATION
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Question
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Name the tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots of the top of the plant.
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fibrous root
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vascular bundles
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phloem
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xylem
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Explanation:
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: -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.
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