Question

Name the vascular tissues of plants and their functions

Answer 1

The primary components of vascular tissue are the xylem and phloem. These two tissues transport fluid and nutrients internally.

Phloem is the vascular tissue responsible for the transport of sugars from source tissues (ex. photosynthetic leaf cells) to sink tissues (ex. non-photosynthetic root cells or developing flowers). Other molecules such as proteins and mRNAs are also transported throughout the plant via phloem.

Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, phloem being the other. The basic function of xylem is to transport water from roots to stems and leaves, but it also transports nutrients.

Answer 2

Xylem & phloem where xylem conducts water & phloem conducts proteins and sugars.