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What is xylem?
Quick Answer
Xylem is the plant tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant. It also helps support the plant structurally.
The Full Story
Xylem is one of the main transport tissues in vascular plants. Its cells are adapted to form long tubes that move water upward from roots to leaves, driven largely by transpiration and cohesion in the water column. In woody plants, much of the xylem becomes wood. Because it also provides structural strength, xylem is important both for transport and for support in trees and shrubs.
Key Facts
1.Moves water and minerals upward
2.Forms much of the wood in trees
3.Works with transpiration to move water
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