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  Write the differences between xylem and phloem.

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Xylem	Phloem
1. Xylem mainly consists of dead cells (except xylem parenchyma.)	1. Phloem consists of living cells (except phloem fiber.)
2. It conducts water and minerals from roots to aerial parts of the plant.	2. It translocates prepared food from leaves to storage organs and growing parts of the body.