Question: how are fluids transported in the xylem and the phloem?
Answer: How are fluids transported in the xylem and the phloem? In the xylem, they are transported away from the root only and in the phloem, they are transported away from and towards the root. How do root hairs aid in mineral ion and water intake? ... Water moves through epidermis to cortex to vascular cylinder by osmosis.