what is vascular system explain the difference between the tissues of vascular system

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Vascular tissues are the specialized tissues of vascular plants that perform conducting function inside plant body. These tissues have mainly transport function and transport water, nutrient, minerals etc from one part of plant body to other. They are of mainly two types: Xylem and Phloem. 

 
Xylem Phloem
It is responsible for transportation of water and mineral salts from roots to the leaves. It is responsible for translocation of glucose to difference necessary parts of a plant.
Cell walls are very hard. Cell walls are relatively soft.
It consists of dead complex permanent tissue. It consists of living complex permanent tissue.
It consists of tracheid, vessels, xylem parenchyma and xylem fiber. It consists of sieve tube, companion cells, phloem parenchyma and phloem fiber.
 
 



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