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What is vascular tissue?

Vascular tissue is a complex conducting tissue, formed of more than one cell type, found in vascular plants.There are two types of vascular tissue:  xylem and phloem.
The xylem is principally a water transport tissue.  It moves water and material dissolved in water from the roots to the leaves.
The phloem consists primarily of living cells.  A characteristic cell of the phloem is the sieve tube member.
Sieve tube members often transport food.


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