Xylem transports .......... and ............ from soil.

Minerals, starch

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Water, minerals

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Starch, oil

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Oil, protein

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Solution

The correct option is B Water, minerals
Xylem transports water and minerals from the soil. The xylem transports water and soluble mineral nutrients from the roots throughout the plant. It is also used to replace water lost during transpiration and photosynthesis. Xylem sap consists mainly of water and inorganic ions, although it can contain a number of organic chemicals as well.

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In xylem, _________ and _________ transport minerals vertically.

Xylem is the tissue which transports water and minerals in plants.

Identify the correct statements related to the uptake of mineral ions

A. The membrane proteins pump ions from soil into the cytoplasm of epidermal cells

B. Transport proteins of endodermal cells act as control points, which adjust the quantity and type of solutes reaching the xylem

C. Root endoderm due to its suberin layer, can not transport ions

Identify the correct set of statements related to the movement of substances through vascular tissues.

I. Xylem mainly transports water, minerals salts and also organic solutes.

II. Phloem mainly translocates a variety of organic solutes and also inorganic solutes.

III. Xylem transports substances from roots to aerial parts of the plants.

IV. Phloem transports substances bidirectionally.

Which of the following statements are correct?

(i) Companion cells are present in phloem.
(ii) Xylem transports water and minerals from roots to other parts of the plant.
(iii) Vessels of xylem are present in all plants.
(iv) Both xylem parenchyma and phloem parenchyma have nucleus.

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