Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 22, Introduction to Plants - Assessment - 22.2 Seedless Plants - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 658: 17

Answer

Tracheids are a specialized transport cell which transport water from roots to the leaves of the plants against gravity.

Work Step by Step

Tracheids are a specialized transport cell which transport water from roots to the leaves of the plants against gravity. In vascular plants, they help get water up higher in the plant.
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