Question

Identify the tissue that transports water to the plant body.
A) Xylem
B) Phloem
C) Cambium
D) All of these

Answer 1

The vascular bundle consists of two types of transport tissue, namely, xylem and phloem. Xylem contains perforation plates or sieve plates.

Complete answer:
Transportation being the most important process in a plant body, there is an advanced vascular system present. Especially for large trees, the long distance transportation from the roots to the leaves plays a vital role. Hence for this function, an elaborate system is present in the plant body.
So now let us analyze each of the options given to us:

Option A: Xylem- The xylem consists of tracheary elements, that is the trachea and xylem vessels, along with xylem parenchyma and xylem fibers. These are hollow conductive tubes helping in transport of water, hormones, nutrients, etc. Therefore, this is the correct option.
Option B: Phloem- The phloem consists of companion cells, sieve tubes, phloem parenchyma and phloem fibres. These help in the transportation of organic compounds synthesised by photosynthesis. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
Option C: Cambium- They are responsible for secondary growth being actively dividing present in between xylem and phloem. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.
Option D: All of these- this is the incorrect option.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A) Xylem.

Note:

In xylem, parenchyma cells are the only living cells. Others are dead cells depicting the conduction of water.
In phloem, the only dead cells are the phloem fibres.