The stem's main functions are to support the leaves, send water and minerals to the leaves where photosynthesis converts them into usable products and to transport these products from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
its either in the leaves or on the stem
In the stem and leaves of plants most of the vascular tissue is found. This vascular tissue is in the form of xylem and phloem.
it has a stem.
Whisk ferns are seedless vascular plants that only have vascular tissues in their stem.
Plants such as carrots or celery stalks are composed of vascular tissue.
Because of its stem.
Primarily water passes through the stem of a vascular plant. However, minerals from the soil, which are absorbed by the plant's roots, also travel through the stem.
The stem
the stem
The vascular tissue of a plant stem is surrounded by a layer of cells known as the endodermis. The endodermis is responsible for regulating the movement of water and nutrients into and out of the vascular tissue.
Vascular tissue
vascular