NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The upward movement of sap containing water and dissolved minerals from the root cells to xylem is called the ascent of sap.

Detailed explanation-3: -Xylem is the complex conducting tissue formed from more than one type of cells. Xylem is present in all parts of a plant like stem, roots and leaves. Main function of xylem is conduction of water and minerals from the roots upwards to the leaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. Xylem cells constitute the major part of a mature woody stem or root.