The xylem provides support and conducts water and dissolved minerals from the roots to plant parts above ground.
31.6: Tutorial: Transport in xylem tissue
31.6: Tutorial: Transport in xylem tissue,
Discover Biology 3rd Edition,
W.W. Norton Company,
"This tutorial explores how plants move water and dissolved mineral nutrients in xylem tissue."
http://nortonbooks.com/college/biology/animations/...
Function of Tracheids
Function of Tracheids
TutorVista.com
Explanation with illustration.
http://www.tutorvista.com/biology/function-of-trac...
Movement of Water Up Xylem Vessels
Movement of Water Up Xylem Vessels
LabBench Activity
Pearson Education, Inc.
Animation and description of water movement through the xylem vessels.
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labb...
Mrs. Neimeyer's 30.3 Xylem
Mrs. Neimeyer's 30.3 Xylem
January 03, 2010
YouTube.com
Transport of water in plants. Video length: 03:58.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Plant sap
Plant sap
Wikipedia.org
Sap is a fluid transported in xylem cells (tracheids or vessel elements) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. Fluid found in the vacuoles of other cells is sometimes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_sap
Tracheid
Tracheid
Wikipedia.org
Brief article, no illustrations or photos.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheid
Tracheid
Tracheid
Biology-Online.org
All-text definition.
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Tracheid
Tracheid
Tracheid
Cactus Art Nursery
Cactus-art.biz
A nice illustration and description of the tracheid characteristics.
http://www.cactus-art.biz/note-book/Dictionary/Dic...
tracheid
tracheid
DavidDarling.info
Text-only definition of tracheid.
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/T/trache...
Vessel ElementVessel Element
Wikipedia.org
Article with two images.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vessel_element
Water movement through a plant
Water movement through a plant
by Anne Bruce
Microscopy UK
A combination of text and illustrations showing the movement of water from to the roots up to the leaves.
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html....
What Is a Xylem Cell?
What Is a Xylem Cell?
Written by S.E. Smith
Wisegeek.com
A xylem cell is a cell which is responsible for providing support to a plant. Xylem cells also make up the vascular system of plants, co
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-xylem-cell.htm
Xylem - Wikipedia Xylem
Wikipedia.org
Article and illustrations of the xylem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylem
Xylem And Phloem
Xylem And Phloem
Uploaded by scuffruff
Slideshare
A slide show of 16 slides provides a review of xylem and phloem parts and their functions.
http://www.slideshare.net/scuffruff/xylem-and-phlo...
Xylem Tissue
Xylem Tissue
TutorVista.com
Text and illustration on the water conducting tissue in plants.
http://www.tutorvista.com/biology/xylem-tissue
Xylem vessels in vascular plants
Xylem vessels in vascular plants
Map of Life
One page devoted to xylem vessels; several nice images you can click to see a larger version.
http://www.mapoflife.org/topics/topic_450_Xylem-ve...
Xylem vessels in vascular plants
Xylem vessels in vascular plants
Map of Life Organization
The main kinds of xylem are tracheids and vessel elements, the latter being more specialised for efficient water conduction, reducing th
http://www.mapoflife.org/topics/topic_450_Xylem-ve...
Xylem1.GIFXylem1.GIF
Houghton Mifflin Company
Visit the web site for image.
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/booksellers/pr...