Through which vascular tissue does water and nutrients get transported to reach the leaves during transpiration? cuticle parenchyma xylem phloem

Through the xylem.
The cuticle is simply just is an outer layer of tissue for protection. (Like a nail cuticle)
The phloem transports things down to the roots for example, from the leaves.
and the parenchyma is basically the cells in the bottom part of a plant, like the roots.

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