Which plant category has conducting tissue including xylem and phloem for transport of water and nutrients?

• A. Nonvascular Plant
• B. Vascular Plant
• C. Algae
• D. Moss

Answer: (B)

The essential idea is that moving water and nutrients inside a plant requires a dedicated transport system made of xylem and phloem. These conducting tissues form the vascular system, enabling water and mineral transport from roots and sugars made in photosynthesis to all parts of the plant. Only vascular plants have true xylem and phloem, so they are the group that includes this transport system. Nonvascular plants like mosses lack these tissues and rely on diffusion, and algae generally don’t have vascular tissue either, so they don’t fit. Therefore, the correct category is vascular plants.