Vascular tissue

What is xylem function ?

• Transport water & minerals from root to other parts of plant

• Transport organic substance from leaves to other parts of plant

What is phloem function ?

• Transport water & minerals from root to other parts of plant

• Transport organic substance from leaves to other parts of plant

Answer explanation

Xylem consist of

• Tracheid

• Sieve tube cell

• Vessel

• fiber and parenchyma

• Companion cell

Phloem consist of

• Fiber and parenchyma

• Tracheid

• Sieve tube cell

• Companion cell

• Vessel

Xylem is a living cells

• True

• False

Vessel have wide empty lumen

• True

• False

Sieve tube has only primary cell wall (no lignin)

• True

• False

Companion cell does not have cytoplasm

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Pits has pores which allows

cytoplasm to extend between tracheid

• True

• False

Answer explanation

the distribution for both xylem and phloem is at

• Outermost layer of cells

• Vascular bundle