Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Xylem and phloem

Xylem and phloem — practice question

The diagram illustrates several of the transport tissues in a plant root. Which row describing tissues Y and Z in the diagram is correct?

  • Atissue Y: phloem (transports mineral ions & water); tissue Z: xylem (transports sucrose)
  • Btissue Y: phloem (transports sucrose); tissue Z: xylem (transports mineral ions & water)
  • Ctissue Y: xylem (transports mineral ions & water); tissue Z: phloem (transports sucrose)
  • Dtissue Y: xylem (transports sucrose); tissue Z: phloem (transports mineral ions & water)

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