which statement best describes the difference between xylem and phloem?\nxylem transports water and…

which statement best describes the difference between xylem and phloem?\nxylem transports water and nutrients in the plant, and phloem transports water and sugar.\nxylem cells make up vascular tissue, and phloem cells make up ground and dermal tissue.\nxylem tissue is found at the growing parts of plants, and phloem is found on the outer part of plants.\nxylem cells are thin - walled and tubular, and phloem cells are thick walled and strengthened by lignin.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

Xylem: Transports water and minerals from roots to other plant parts.
Phloem: Transports sugars (produced in photosynthesis) and other organic compounds throughout the plant. Also can transport some water as part of the sap - sugar mixture.
Analysis of other options:
- Option 2: Both xylem and phloem are types of vascular tissue. Ground tissue includes parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma cells, and dermal tissue is the outer - covering (like epidermis) of the plant.
- Option 3: Xylem is not specifically only at growing parts. Meristems are at growing parts. Phloem is not only on the outer part. In a dicot stem, phloem is inside the vascular bundle (but not the outermost layer).
- Option 4: Xylem cells (like tracheids and vessel elements) are thick - walled and strengthened by lignin. Phloem cells (like sieve - tube elements) have relatively thin walls compared to xylem cells.

Answer:

Xylem transports water and nutrients in the plant, and phloem transports water and sugar.