Question

how does transportation of nutrients and water take place in plants

Answer 1

They use two different systems – xylem moves water and solutes from the roots to the leaves – phloem moves food substances from leaves to the rest of the plants.

Answer 2

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Mineral nutrients and water move in the plant through a series of tissues, beginning at the root hairs, which absorb water from the soil, through the trachieds and vessel elements of the vascular system (collectively called the xylem), and ending in the parenchyma cells which release water to the leaf