Which of the following rows in the table best compares the function of a plant's xylem and phloem? Row

Xylem

Phloem

1

- transports glucose absorbed by the roots to the rest of the plant

- alive at maturity

- transports water and nutrients produced by photosynthesis in the leaves to the rest of the plant

- dead at maturity

2

- transports glucose produced by photosynthesis in the leaves to the rest of the plant

- dead at maturity

- transports water and nutrients absorbed by the roots to the rest of the plant

- alive at maturity

3

- transports water and nutrients absorbed by the roots to the rest of the plant

- dead at maturity

- transports glucose made during photosynthesis in the leaves to the rest of the plant

- alive at maturity

4

- transports water and nutrients produced by photosynthesis in the leaves to the rest of the plant

- alive at maturity

- transports glucose absorbed by the roots to the rest of the plant

- dead at maturity

Row 4
Row 3
Row 1
Row 2