Question

Xylem: Water:: Phloem:__________________________

Answer 1

Xylem:

• Xylem is a conducting vascular tissue.
• Xylem provides water from the roots of the plants to all parts of the plant.
• Xylem flows upward in a plant.
• Xylem also aids in the physical support of the plants.

Phloem:

• Phloem is a conducting tissue.
• Phloem transports the food which is prepared by the plants in the photosynthetic process.
• Phloem is a living tissue.
• Phloem movement is downward in the plant.
• The transportation that phloem does is termed translocation.

Therefore, the xylem transports water, while the phloem transports food.