NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In our example, the straws that transport water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves are called xylem (zy-lem).

Detailed explanation-2: -Roots are like straws, slurping up nutrients and water from the soil. They also hold the plant firmly in place! The energy from the leaves and water & nutrients from the soil travel up and down the STEM, it’s like an elevator.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stem is also the elevator of the plant and helps bring water and nutrients to all its different parts.

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: -Stems possess specialized tissues called vascular bundles that conduct food and water to all parts of the plant. Xylem and phloem are conducting tissues that together form the vascular bundles. Phloem carries food from the leaf to the different parts of the plant.