Question

Which 2 elements of the complex tissues in flowering plants form the main water transporting elements?

Answer 1

Tracheid and vessels:

1. From the roots to the stem and leaves, the xylem serves as a conducting tissue for water and minerals comprising of tracheid, vessels, parenchyma, and fibers.
2. Tracheid and vessels serve as the primary means of transferring water in flowering plants.
3. A tracheid is a lignified cell that is long and tapered.
4. Vessels resemble a long, cylindrical tube and are made up of a number of cells, each of which has lignified walls and a sizable central cavity.
5. Xylem fibres provide mechanical support and xylem parenchyma stores food materials and tannins and also conducts water radially.