Question

What are the two types of vascular tissue?

Answer 1

Vascular tissue:

1. Vascular tissue is made up of the primary transport systems of plants, the xylem and phloem.
2. They are present in all plant organs' vascular bundles, travelling via roots, stems, and leaves. The xylem is responsible for carrying water and dissolved ions from the plant's roots to its top.

Xylem:

1. Xylem is a vascular system found in plants that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant while also providing physical support.
2. Xylem tissue is made up of specialized water-conducting cells called tracheary components.
3. Tracheids and vessel members make up the xylem tracheary components, which are generally thin, hollow, and elongated cells.
4. Tracheids are the sole form of water-conducting cells seen in most gymnosperms and seedless vascular plants, and they are less specialized.

Phloem

1. Phloem is the circulatory tissue that transports and distributes organic nutrients.
2. The phloem is a signaling system as well as a structural component of the plant.
3. The three cell types that make up this tissue are sieve elements, parenchyma, and sclerenchyma.
4. Because most plants' phloem tubes are outside the xylem, removing the bark in a ring around the trunk or stem might kill a tree or other plant. If the phloem is destroyed, nutrients cannot reach the roots, and the tree/plant will die.