Answer question n

(a) The conducting tissue is one that helps in the transportation/conduction of material from one place to another in the plant body.

(b) Xylem helps in the conduction of water and minerals. Phloem helps in the conduction of organic solutes i.e., food synthesized by plants.

(c) Xylem is composed of – xylem parenchyma, tracheids, vessels, and fibers.

(d) Dead components of xylems are – Xylem tracheids, xylem vessels, and fibers Dead components of phloem are – Phloem fibers.