BiologyPlant Biology11 minBeginner
Plant Vascular Bundle Transport
Inspect how xylem, phloem, cambium, and surrounding tissues organize water and sugar movement in plants.
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Epidermis
Outer tissue layer that protects the plant stem.
Vascular bundles organize the movement of water, minerals, sugars, and other materials. Xylem conducts water upward, while phloem distributes sugars from photosynthetic tissues to places that use or store them.
The cambium can produce new vascular tissue, supporting growth as the plant gets larger.
Key Idea
Plants solve transport with specialized tissues. Xylem and phloem move different materials, but they work together to connect roots, stems, and leaves.