Question

in plants explain xylem and phloem water minerals and food material upward from root to leaves

Answer 1

xylem

/ˈzʌɪləm/

noun

BOTANY

the vascular tissue in plants which conducts water and dissolved nutrients upwards from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.


phloem

/ˈfləʊɛm/

noun

BOTANY

the vascular tissue in plants which conducts sugars and other metabolic products downwards from the leaves.

Answer 2

In plants, Xylem is a fluid which transports water and Phloem transports nutrients from the soil to perform photosynthesis.