Question

18 multiple choice 2 points
____ transports water an minerals from the soil up to the arial parts of the plant, while ____ conducts the products of photosynthesis down and throughout the plant from the leaves.
xylem, phloem
phloem, xylem
none of the above
19 multiple choice 2 points
the first seed bearing plants to evolve (now extinct) were....
gymnosperms
angiosperms
seed mosses

Explanation:

1. Xylem is responsible for transporting water and minerals from the soil to the aerial parts of the plant. Phloem conducts the products of photosynthesis (such as sugars) down and throughout the plant from the leaves.
2. The first seed - bearing plants to evolve (now extinct) were gymnosperms. Angiosperms evolved later, and "seed mosses" is not a correct term as mosses are non - seed plants.

Answer:

1. A. Xylem, Phloem
2. A. Gymnosperms