Leaves are the sites of photosynthesis. Petals are specialized leaves that help attract pollinators. The stigma collects pollen, and facilitates its passage down the style to the ovary to fertilize the ovules (eggs). Anthers produce pollen. The ovary contains a collection of 1 or more ovules.

Once a plant is fertilized, the ovary will ripen around the developing seed of a plant and become a fruit. These fruits perform many functions including protection, provision of nutrients for the developing plant embryo, and aid in dispersal. The pedicel is the stem that connects the flower to the rest of the plant. The stigma is the sticky tip of the pistil that receives pollen from the environment. The stamen is the male section of the flower and the anther is the tip of the stamen that disperses pollen.

The stamen is the male part of the flower which produces and distributes pollen. The female part of the flower is called the pistil and it receives pollen in order to fertilize the ovule. Roots are the structures that collect water and nutrients from the soil. Colorful petals and sugar-rich nectar are among the objects that are used are used to attract pollinators. Sepals are the leaf-like structures that protect the developing bud of a flower.

Flowers are important structures in angiosperms that facilitate reproduction. They do this by housing reproductive structures, attracting pollinators, and providing a space that permits pollination.

Xylem is dead at maturity, while phloem is living. All other answer choices are true. Xylem is also thicker and more rigid, which allows for greater pressure during water transport. It provides a strong support structure for the plant, enabling taller growth.

Phloem is located in the bark of trees and transports sugars (such as sucrose) and organic compounds to the rest of the plant from the leaves. The other plant vascular tissue is xylem. Xylem is located outer wood of trees, and transports water from the roots to the leaves of trees.

Xylem transports water from the roots of a plant to the leaves. It does so through a passive process, negative water pressure created by transpiration in the leaves pulls water up from the roots through the xylem, similar to the action water moving up a paper towel when one corner of a  paper towel is placed in a pool of water. Xylem cells are dead at maturity so they cannot perform photosynthesis. Sugars are transported by phloem (from the leaves to other areas of the plant). Stomata are structures that facilitate gas exchange.

Xylem is a type of tissue present in vascular plants that is responsible for water transport within the organism. Types of cells contained within xylem include tracheids, vessel elements, parenchyma cells, and fibers.

The transport of water through xylem in plants includes the upward movement of water. The forces of transpirational pull and root pressure are responsible for counteracting gravity and producing water’s upward movement. Transpirational pull is defined as the surface tension caused by water evaporation that pulls water upward through xylem. Root pressure is characterized by the difference in water potential between the soil and plant, causing water to travel into plant roots.

Tracheids are elongated cells that are contained within xylem tissue. Tracheids are responsible for water and mineral transport. The thick cell walls of tracheids allow them to hold water against gravitational pull due to the adhesion property of water.