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The vascular tissue in plants, known as xylem and phloem, play a crucial role in transporting water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the plant. Xylem carries water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant, while phloem transports sugars produced through photosynthesis to different parts of the plant where they are needed.
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Phloem tissue is responsible for transporting sugar solution, along with other organic nutrients like amino acids and hormones, from the leaves where they are produced through to the rest of the plant. This transportation process occurs through sieve tubes, which are part of the phloem tissue.
In nonvascular plants, such as mosses, nutrients are absorbed through the plant's entire body surface by diffusion. Water and nutrients are absorbed by cells on the surface of the plant and move through the plant to where they are needed. This movement is relatively slow due to the lack of specialized tissues for nutrient transport.
Water and nutrients are transported to the leaves by the xylem tissue in plants. These essential substances are absorbed by the roots and then move upward through the plant's vascular system to reach the leaves where photosynthesis occurs.
Food is produced in the leaves through photosynthesis and then transported to other parts of the plant through the phloem, which is a type of vascular tissue. Water and nutrients are absorbed by the roots and move up through the plant via the xylem, another type of vascular tissue. This process is known as transpiration.