Question

Name the type of tissue that:

Transports food from leaves to different parts of the plant

Answer 1

1. Xylem is a vascular tissue. The xylem cells are thick-walled and many of them are dead.
2. Xylem transports water, minerals, and salts from the roots to different parts of the plant.
3. It consists of tracheids, vessels, fibers, and xylem parenchyma.
4. Tracheids consist of a single elongated layer of dead cells with pointed ends
5. Vessels are long, straight chains made up of tough vessel elements and long-dead cells.
6. The only living cell in the xylem, the xylem parenchyma, has thin cell walls, large vacuoles, a big nucleus, and protoplasts.
7. Xylem fiber is the thick lignified fibers that are made up of the dead sclerenchyma cells.