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."
Function of Tracheids
Function of Tracheids TutorVista.com Explanation with illustration.
How do the apoplast and symplast system work together in transporting water through the plant?
How do the apoplast and symplast system work together in transporting water through the plant? Yahoo! Answers Visit the website for the answer.
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.
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.
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
Plants: Transport and Nutrition - Water Movement
Plants: Transport and Nutrition - Water Movement McGraw-Hill Higher Education Shockwave interactive animation.
Tracheid
Tracheid Wikipedia.org Brief article, no illustrations or photos.
Tracheid
Tracheid Biology-Online.org All-text definition.
Tracheid
Tracheid Cactus Art Nursery Cactus-art.biz A nice illustration and description of the tracheid characteristics.
tracheid
tracheid DavidDarling.info Text-only definition of tracheid.
Vessel Element
Vessel Element Wikipedia.org Article with two images.
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.
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
Xylem - Wikipedia
Xylem Wikipedia.org Article and illustrations of the 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.
Xylem Tissue
Xylem Tissue TutorVista.com Text and illustration on the water conducting tissue in plants.
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.
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
Xylem1.GIF
Xylem1.GIF Houghton Mifflin Company Visit the web site for image.