Question

if xylem would be absent then what would hsppen to the plants

Answer 1

Xylem is the vascular vessel which transports water from the roots to the leaves where it is used for the process of photosynthesis. In the absence of xylem, water will not reach the leaves and thus,photosynthesis won 't take place for it needs 6 H2O.As a result the plant wilts and dies.

Answer 2

Plants use xylem tissues to transport water. If xylem is removed the transportation of water will not happen .The plant will not be able to make his food , so yeah the plant will die out

Answer 3

they also use phloem to transport excess water and the food the plant doesn't need. It is sort of like arteries turning into veins and vice versa with no heart and just cappilaries.

Answer 4

true

Answer 5

But remember, xylem is only present in vascular plants. Non-vascular plants (and plant-like organisms) will be unaffected.

Answer 6

@praetorian.10 : http://www.meritnation.com/ask-answer/question/what-will-happen-to-a-plant-if-xylem-is-removed/life-processes/5179120

Answer 7

And, of course, xylem is the primary structural tissue of most (all?) vascular plants. Phloem lacks the lignin content to support large structures and bark is obviously not up to the task.

Answer 8

If XYLEM is Absent then due to loss of water through transpiration and no availability of ground water the plants wither and die...!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Actually, I think the plant would never even pop out of the ground. Plants need their xylem from a very young age, thus meaning they would never even make it that far.

Answer 10

Which would also mean that if they die, they cannot produce offspring. All plants would never exist... Weird way for the world to end....

Answer 11

vegans and vegetarians gone first

Answer 12

;)

Answer 13

Yup. We eat them. :3