What is the difference between xylem and phloem?

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$(i)$ It conducts water and minerals from roots to all parts of the plant.$(i)$ It conducts organic food synthesized in the leaves and hormones synthesized at the shoot and root tips to other parts of the plant.
$(ii)$ The elements which help in conduction are tracheids and vessels. Both are non-living and have thick walls.$(ii)$ Sieve-tube cells are responsible for the movement of material through phloem. They are living cells.
$(iii)$ The material in xylem moves only in one direction (unidirectional).$(iii)$ The material in phloem can move in both directions (bidirectional).
$(iv)$ Except for xylem parenchyma,all other xylem elements are non-living.$(iv)$ Except for phloem fibres,all other phloem elements are living.

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