Xylem and Phloem is a conducting tissues. These conduct water and food materials from the root to different parts of the plants. Both together are called vascular bundle.
| Xylem | Phloem |
| 1. Xylem is a water transport tissue. It transport water from the root to different parts of the plants. | 2. Phloem is a food transport tissue. It transport food and minerals from rood to different parts of the plants. |
| 2. It is made of mostly dead cells such as vessels, tracheids, fibres. Only Xylem parenchyma is a living cell. | 2. It is made of only living cells such as sieve cells, phloem fibres and phloem parenchyma. |
| 3. It is located on the inner part of the vascular bundle. | 3. It is located on the outer part of the vascular bundle. |
