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The xylem are larger and have lignified walls. This increases their strength and allows the xylem to transport water under pressure. The phloem on the other hand are smaller and are responsible for carrying organic nutrients, especially sucrose, through the plant.
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What tube carries xylem and phloem?
You. You're a tube.
What is a tube that carries water and food?
either the xylem or the phloem
Which tube is wider xylem vessel or phloem vessel?
Phloem as it transports sugars two ways
What plant have xylem and phloem tube?
Vascular plants. Xylem and Phloem are the vascular system of plants. If you compare it with humans, they're the blood vessels...sort of Xylem transports water, Phloem transports nutrients
What are the kind of tube plant?
phloem and xylem. sorry but that is just my guess
What are the two kinds of tube plants?
phloem and xylem. sorry but that is just my guess
What is the name of the tubes in the celery stem?
phloem and xylem.(water carrying tube and food carrying tube)
What two cell types make up xylem amd phloem?
Xylem is composed of tracheary elements (such as vessels and tracheids) and fibers. Phloem is composed of sieve tube elements and companion cells.
What are the xylem and phloem tubes called?
The xylem and phloem tube is called the Vascular Bundle.
Is phloem known as the food carrying tube in plants?
yes it is and xylem is for the water carrying tubes
Why does a plant need xylem and phloem?
The xylem tube transports the water and minerals to the top of the plant or tree like the General Sherman. The phloem tube transports sugar or sap to all the living cells that cannot make its own sugar.
What are dead xylem and phloem cells of a woody plant called?
Dead xylem cells are called "tracheids" or "vessel elements," while dead phloem cells are called "sieve cells" or "sieve tube members."
