Xylem

This is a photo of a white clover. A white clover demonstrates xylem. Xylem is vascular plant tissue that acts as transportation for water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant. Xylem contains cells called tracheids and vessel members. The xylem is made of a system of tubes and the cells that act as the passage way for water and nutrients. The roots grab the water and nutrients then the xylem transports it up to the top of the vascular plant. The xylem in the white clover is located in its stem. When the white clover's roots extract water and nutrients from the ground, the xylem sends these substances to the top of the white clover where its petals, reproductive parts, and other parts of the flower receive these substances. Without the xylem, flowers and other xylem-containing organisms would not be able to survive because they would lack water and nutrients.




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