Xylem Transports Water/Minerals; Phloem Transports Sugars/Amino Acids

Steps:

• Xylem conducts water and dissolved minerals upward from roots.
• Phloem transports sucrose, amino acids, and water (as sap solvent) bidirectionally.
• Plant K invades xylem, accessing water and minerals.
• Plant L invades phloem, accessing water, amino acids, and sucrose.

Why B is correct:

• Matches xylem's role in mineral transport and phloem's role in organic solute (sucrose, amino acids) transport per plant vascular tissue definitions.

Why the others are wrong:

• A: Omits minerals from xylem and amino acids from phloem.
• C: Excludes minerals from xylem; phloem lacks significant minerals.
• D: Omits amino acids from phloem.

Final answer: B