Understanding the Essential Role of Xylem and Phloem in Plant Transportation

🌱 Plants can be avascular or have vascular tissue for distributing water and nutrients.

⏳ Vascular tissue in plants, called xylem and phloem, developed around 400 million years ago.

🌿 Xylem and phloem are hollow tubes that transport water and nutrients in plants.

🌱 Xylem and phloem are vascular bundles in a leaf that transport water and nutrients to the plant.

🌿 The xylem and phloem have different structures and functions.

💦 The xylem is responsible for transporting water.

🌱 The xylem transports water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.

🌿 The phloem distributes organic compounds produced in the leaves to different parts of the plant.

☀️ Photosynthesis allows the plant to create organic molecules from carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight.

Phloem allows the flow of water, minerals, and organic compounds in both directions within a plant.

Phloem is made up of live cells, while xylem is made up of dead cells.

A cross section of a leaf reveals the concentrated vascular tissue in the central part, surrounded by layers of epidermis cells and spongy parenchyma.

🌱 The xylem transports water and minerals from the roots to other parts of the plant.

🍃 The phloem transports organic molecules made in the photosynthetic parts of the plant to other parts as needed.

🌿 The xylem and phloem are located in the central region of a leaf and in the central part of a plant root respectively.

🌱 Phloem channels transport water and organic compounds.