Sunflower root xylem bundles

• What are xylem bundles responsible for in plants?

  Transporting water and minerals
• What is the outermost layer of a sunflower root called?

  Cortex
• What two tissues are found in the vascular cylinder of a sunflower root?

  Xylem and phloem
• The pith in a sunflower root is always large and central.

  False
• Where are xylem bundles located within a sunflower root?

  Vascular cylinder
• Match the number of xylem bundles with their frequency in a sunflower root:

  3 ↔️ Common

  4 ↔️ Occasional

  5 ↔️ Less frequent
• What type of cells are found in phloem?

  Sieve tubes and companion cells