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The xylem is responsible for the transport of 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. This transport is not powered by energy spent by the tracheary elements themselves, which are dead by maturity and no longer have living contents. Two phenomena cause xylem sap to flow:
- Transpirational pull: the most important cause of xylem sap flow is the evaporation of water from the surfaces of mesophyll cells to the atmosphere. This transpiration causes millions of minute menisci to form in the mesophyll cell wall. The resulting surface tension causes a negative pressure or tension in the xylem that pulls the water from the roots and soil.
- Root pressure: If the water potential of the root cells is more negative than that of the soil, usually due to high concentrations of solute, water can move by osmosis into the root from the soil. This causes a positive pressure that forces sap up the xylem towards the leaves. In some circumstances, the sap will be forced from the leaf through a hydathode in a phenomenon known as guttation. Root pressure is highest in the morning before the stomata open and allow transpiration to begin. Different plant species can have different root pressures even in a similar environment; examples include up to 145 kPa in Vitis ripariabut around zero in Celastrus orbiculatus[2].
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∙ 12y agoYes. The phloem tissue is just under the bark, next is the cambium layer, new xylem is next and the rest of the inside of the woody stem is old xylem tissue that is no longer being used to transport water.
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∙ 14y agoyes, they are collectively called vascular tissue.
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∙ 11y agoxylem and phloem aren't tissues by themselves, but together they make up vascular tissue.
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∙ 12y agoThey distribute minerals and shucks
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Is xylem and phloem present in bryophytes?
No, bryophytes are classified as NON-vascular plants. Both xylem and phloem are vascular tissues.
Why is xylem outside and the phloem inside?
Both xylem and phloem are hollow. The most hollow of the two would be xylem since that is the wood that is on the tree.
Contrast the flow of materials in xylem and phloem?
Both are vascular tissues of the vascular plant. Xylem is dead, woody tissue mostly that transports water from the roots of the plant to the leaves. Phloem is vascular tissue that transports sugars manufactured by the plant to all the areas that need such sugars.
Is spinach a vascular plant?
A carrot is a vascular plant. Vascular plants have lignified tissues, or xylem, for moving water and minerals throughout the plant. They also have a specialized non-lignified tissue, or phloem, to conduct products of photosynthesis.
What are conjoint vascular bundle?
when xylem and phloem both are present
Do Woody stems have both xylem and phloem tissues.?
Xylem and phloem are the two types of transport tissue found in vascular plants. Woody stems contain both xylem and phloem.
Are phloem and xylem vascular tissues in plants?
yes they both are
Is xylem and phloem present in bryophytes?
No, bryophytes are classified as NON-vascular plants. Both xylem and phloem are vascular tissues.
What are vascular tissues on a plant?
There are 2 types of vascular tissue in plants: xylem & phloem. Xylem is a structurally & functionally complex tissue concerned primarily with water conduction, storage & support. Phloem tissue is also both structurally & functionally complex. Phloem is concerned with the distribution of primarily organic molecules between "sources", that is, photosynthetic or storage tissues, and "sinks", or regions of active growth & metabolism.
Is a celery vascular?
Yes, celery contains both vascular tissues, xylem and phloem.
Does a peanut plant have a vascular system?
Of course it does as it is a vascular plant having both xylem and phloem vascular tissues.
What was the first plant division to develop vascular tissue?
The vascular tissues in plants are composed of Xylem and Phloem. These tissues allow nutrients and water to be transported in the other parts of the plant.
Which goes up and which goes down the xylem or the phloem?
Both xylem and phloem are vascular tissues found in a plant. Xylem is a tubular structure which is responsible for water transport from the roots towards all of the parts of the plant. Phloem is also a tubular structure but is responsible for the transportation of food and other nutrients needed by plant. Xylem imports water and minerals while Phloem transports water and food. Xylem exists as non-living tissue at maturity, but phloem is living cells.
How do fungus affects the role of both xylem and the phloem?
A fungus role is to break down dead or decaying organisms in the environment, while xylem and phloem are vascular tissues that makes up living cells in plants. With that said the fungus may try to steal its nutrients and affect the specific roles that xylem and phloem operates.
What are the similarities between xylem and phloem?
xylem and phloem are both in plants, xylem are like he veins in a plant, they carry water to the top of the plant
Why is xylem outside and the phloem inside?
Both xylem and phloem are hollow. The most hollow of the two would be xylem since that is the wood that is on the tree.
Is a corn plant vascular or non-vascular?
Corn is most definitely a vascular plant containing both the vascular tissues xylem and phloem.
