Describe two differences between xylem and phloem.

Answer 1

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Phloem
Transportation of food and nutrients such as sugar and amino acids from leaves to storage organs and growing parts of plant. This movement of substances is called translocation.
Xylem
Water and mineral transport from roots to aerial parts of the plant.
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Phloem
Bidirectional (Moves up or down the plant's stem from "source to sink")
Xylem
Unidirectional (Moves up the plant's stem)