Which vascular tissue in both gymnosperms and flowering plants is for conducting water and dissolved minerals?

A) Ovules
B) Phyla
C) Phloem
D) Xylem
E) Integuments

Vascular Tissue

Specialized tissue in plants that conducts water and nutrients throughout the plant body; includes xylem and phloem.

Xylem

A type of tissue in plants that transports water and some nutrients from the roots to the leaves.

Gymnosperms

Seed-producing plants that bear their seeds directly on the surfaces of cones, differing from flowering plants in their mode of reproduction.