HURRY PLSSS. Ivan is looking at a cross section of a stem taken from a vascular plant. He sees two different types of vascular tissue: the xylem, which is closer to the center of the stem, and the phloem, located around the xylem, closer to the outside of the stem. How do these two structures work together in a living plant? Phloem carries water and food between the roots and other structures of the plants, while xylem provides support and structure to the stem.
Xylem carries water and minerals from the roots of the plants to the leaves and flowers, and phloem carries food made through photosynthesis to the other structures of the plants.
Both types of vascular tissue carry water, food made through photosynthesis, and nutrients from the soil from the roots to the leaves and back to the roots again.
Phloem carries water and minerals from the roots, while xylem carries the food made through photosynthesis to the leaves.