Question

Differentiate between xylem and phloem conducting tissues.

Answer 1

Conducting tissues: Xylem and phloem are known as conducting and vascular tissues.

Xylem: It conducts water and minerals from roots to all parts of the plant.

Phloem: It conducts the food materials from leaves to all parts of the plant.

Xylem	Phloem
1. It conducts water and minerals from roots to all parts of the plant.	1. It conducts the food materials from leaves to various parts of the plant.
2. It consists of xylem fibres, xylem vessels ,xylem parenchyma and tracheids.	2. It consists of sieve tubes, companion cells ,phloem parenchyma and phloem fibres.
3. Flow occurs in unidirectional.	3. Flow occurs in bidirectional.