Question

Name the material transported by the following tissue/blood vessels
A) xylem
B) pulmonary artery
C) pulmonary vein
D) phloem

Answer 1

Hint: We know that xylem and phloem are plant tissues meant for the transport of food and water and Pulmonary artery and pulmonary veins are blood vessels of the human body.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us discuss the plant tissues first: Xylem is found in the vascular plants (from pteridophyte onwards in the Plant Kingdom). The basic function of the xylem is to transport water from the roots to stems and it transports nutrition from the soil as well. Xylem consists of tracheid, vessels, xylem parenchyma, and xylem fibers.

Now, as we know, and as we discussed earlier, phloem is another transporting tissue in the plant. Like xylem, these are also found in vascular plants. Phloem is also known as bast. Phloem transports food prepared by the leaves by photosynthesis to two other parts of the plant. Phloem consists of a sieve tube, phloem fibers, companion cells, and phloem parenchyma.
Now let's discuss human circulation. There are two parts of circulation and the human body; these are(a) systemic circulation(b) pulmonary circulation.

Pulmonary blood vessels come under pulmonary circulation. Generally, arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart and the veins carry deoxygenated blood towards the heart but, in case of the pulmonary circulation, this is just reversed. The Pulmonary artery deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs and the pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.
Systemic circulation:
Artery - oxygenated blood away from the heart
vein - deoxygenated blood towards the heart
Pulmonary circulation:
Pulmonary artery - deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
Pulmonary vein - oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.

Note:
Xylem transports water and nutrients from the soil and phloem transport food from the leaves to the rest of the part of plants.
The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood and Pulmonary vein brings oxygenated blood.