alleryWhich tissue carries water and minerals from roots upward?
AXylem with tracheids and vessels
BPhloem with sieve tubes only
CCambium with dividing cells only
DEpidermis with surface cells only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Xylem with tracheids and vessels
1. The chapter names xylem and phloem as the two conducting tissues.
2. Xylem moves water and minerals from soil up to leaves.
3. Phloem moves food made in leaves to other parts.
4. So the upward transport tissue is xylem.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 8, Ch on Transport in Plants (Mistral OCR'd PDF), Transport of Water and Minerals_
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