Question

Which best matches the plant tissue to its function?
Vascular tissue transports materials from the environment into the plant.
Dermal tissue produces and stores the plant’s food until it is needed.

Answer 1

Both statements are incorrect.

Correct matches:
- Vascular tissue: transports water, minerals and sugars within the plant (xylem moves water/minerals from roots upward; phloem moves sugars to where needed).
- Dermal tissue: the outer protective layer (cuticle, epidermis); in roots it has root hairs for absorption of water and minerals from the environment.
- Ground tissue (especially parenchyma, e.g. leaf mesophyll): produces (photosynthesis) and stores the plant’s food.