Tracheids and vessels have thick walls and are often dead cells when mature, whereas xylem parenchyma functions in storing food, and xylem fibers primarily provide support to the plant.
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Tracheids and vessels have thick walls and are often dead cells when mature, whereas xylem parenchyma functions in storing food, and xylem fibers primarily provide support to the plant.
Tracheids and vessels are specialized water-conducting cells in xylem tissue, differing from other components like fibers and parenchyma cells. Tracheids are elongated cells with tapered ends and pits for water movement, found in gymnosperms and some angiosperms. Vessels are shorter, wider cells with perforated end walls, present in angiosperms. Unlike fibers and parenchyma cells, tracheids and vessels primarily facilitate water transport in plants.