What two tissues transport materials throughout the entire plant body?

A) Sclerenchyma and xylem
B) Phloem and xylem
C) Parenchyma and xylem
D) Sclerenchyma and collenchyma
E) Epidermis and xylem

Sclerenchyma

Cells that provide strength and support in the plant body, are often dead at maturity, and have extremely thick walls; includes fibers and sclereids.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.

Xylem

A type of vascular tissue in plants that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.