The document discusses the transport system in plants. Xylem tissue carries water and dissolved minerals absorbed by the roots up through the stem and to the leaves. Phloem tissue carries glucose made in the leaves throughout the rest of the plant. Transpiration is the process by which plants lose water through their leaves. Water is carried through the xylem and transpired through stomata, tiny pores in the leaves guarded by guard cells, which causes more water to be drawn up from the roots to replace what is lost.