Q. All the xylem elements, when mature, are dead except

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Solution:

Xylem is a complex tissue made up of three types of dead cells (vessels, tracheids and xylem fibres) and one type of living cells (xylem parenchyma). Xylem parenchyma stores food and helps in the lateral conduction of water or sap.