Question

2.) What is transported in the xylem and the phloem?

Answer 1

Xylem tissue is used mostly for transporting water from roots to stems and leaves but also transports other dissolved compounds. Phloem is responsible for transporting food produced from photosynthesis from leaves to non-photosynthesizing parts of a plant such as roots and stems.

Answer 2

Xylem transfers water up from the roots to the leaves.

Phloem transfers sugars (glucose) produced in the leaves down to the roots to be stored.