Question

Name the four elements of xylem and write one function of each.

Answer 1

Xylem is a Vascular and mechanical tissue . In other words , it is a conducting tissue . Xylem is composed of cell ( called elements ) of four different types :

1) Tracheids

2) Vessels or tracheae

3) Xylem parenchyma and

4) Xylem scleroderma ( or fibre ) .

FUNCTIONS OF XYLEM

1) The main function of xylem is to carry water and mineral salts upward from the root to different parts of shoots .