Question
Give any two ways in which these tissues differ functionally from each other.
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Answer
Function differences:
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Xylem
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Phloem
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$1.$
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It conducts water and minerals from root to different parts of the plant.
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$1.$
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It conducts food and nutrients from leaves to other parts of the plant.
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$2.$
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Conduction is mostly unidirectional.
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$2.$
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Conduction is often bidirectional from leaves to root and from roots to stem.
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