This is a vascular tissue that conducts water and dissolved minerals throughout a plant.

A) parenchyma
B) collenchyma
C) sclerenchyma
D) xylem
E) phloem

Vascular Tissue

Specialized tissue in plants that conducts water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the plant body, composed mainly of xylem and phloem.

Xylem

A type of tissue in plants responsible for transporting water and nutrients from the roots to other parts of the plant.