Hurry What purpose does the xylem in a plant serve? Transportation of food and nutrients Transportation of water and minerals Anchors the plant in the ground Transforms energy through photosynthesis

It is important because it is a plant vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and also provides physical support.

Explanation:

hormones in blood stream

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endocrine glands secrete hormones into the blood stream near them; the hormones then travel in our bloodstream until it reaches its destination, called a target cell, in distance parts of the body. in the target tissue, hormones lock onto the target’s plasma membrane, called the receptor site.