Explanation:

Phloem transports food from the leaves to the rest of the plant while xylem transport water and solutes from leaves. Phloem is the vascular tissue responsible for the transport of sugars from source tissues (ex. photosynthetic leaf cells) to sink tissues (ex. non-photosynthetic root cells or developing flowers). Other molecules such as proteins and mRNAs are also transported throughout the plant via phloem. Xylem and phloem. !The xylem and the phloem make up the vascular tissue of a plant and transports water, sugars, and other important substances around a plant. ... Phloem is responsible for transporting food produced from photosynthesis from leaves to non-photosynthesizing parts of a plant such as roots and stems.