Plant Tissues

Question 1

Fill in the blank about xylem tissue:
Xylem tissue transports water and minerals around the plant, and it ________ the plant. It contains hollow xylem vessel cells, which are ____, and living __________ cells.

Answer 1

Xylem tissue transports water and minerals around the plant, and it (supports) the plant. It contains hollow xylem vessel cells, which are (dead), and living (parenchyma) cells.

Question 2

Fill in the blank about phloem tissue:
Phloem tissue transports sugars around the plant. It’s arranged in _____ and is made up of sieve cells, companion cells, and some ordinary plant cells. Each sieve cell has end walls with _____ in them, so that sap can move easily through them. These end walls are called _____ ______.

Answer 2

1. It’s arranged in (tubes)….
2. …. (holes) in them….
3. …. walls are called (sieve plates).