FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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water
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nutrients
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blood
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protein
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Detailed explanation-1: -Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, phloem being the other. The main function of xylem is conduction of water from roots to the leaves via the stem. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -The xylem transports water and minerals from the roots up the plant stem and into the leaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -The xylem tracheary elements consist of cells known as tracheids and vessel members, both of which are typically narrow, hollow, and elongated. Tracheids are less specialized than the vessel members and are the only type of water-conducting cells in most gymnosperms and seedless vascular plants.
Detailed explanation-4: -The water and minerals absorbed by the roots to the stem and leaves are carried by the xylem vessels.