Question

The tissue responsible for the ascent of sap.

Answer 1

Ascent of sap:

• When water and nutrients travel from the roots of the plant to other parts of the plant in the upward direction using capillary force and root pressure, it is called the ascent of sap.
• Since the xylem transports water and nutrients in plants, therefore, the ascent of sap occurs in the xylem.

Xylem tissue:

• It is one of the two connective tissue alongside phloem.
• The xylem contains specialized cells called the tracheid with a thick cellulosic wall made of lignin, apart from that it also has vessels, parenchyma, and fibers.
• Xylem is responsible for transporting water and nutrients from the roots to all other parts of the plants.

Final answer:

Hence, xylem tissue is responsible for the ascent of sap.