NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

VIRUSES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select which of the following statements are true for xylem.
A
Tubular shape with no cross walls.
B
Transportation of food and nutrients.
C
Elongated, tubular shape with thin walled sieve tubes.
D
Occupy the center of the vascular bundle.
E
Water and mineral transport from roots to aerial parts of the plant.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Xylem transports substances from roots to aerial parts of the plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Xylem transports water, minerals, and nutrients from the soil to all the plant parts. There are two types of “transport” tissues in plants-xylem and phloem. Water and solutes are transported by the xylem from the roots to the leaves, and food is transported from the leaves to the rest of the plant by the phloem.

Detailed explanation-3: -In plants, water and minerals are transported through xylem cells from soil to the leaves. The xylem cells of roots, stems and leaves are interconnected to form a conducting channel that reaches all parts of the plant body. The root cells take ions from the soil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: the statement(s) is (are) true about transport in plants : I. Beside water, xylem also transports amino acids and other substances.

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