Stem (bilingual edition)

Stem generally grows upward, above the soil and toward the sunlight. It grows in the opposite direction from the earth gravitatition. Stem has two types of vascular tissues, xylem and phloem.

• Xylem is responsible to transport water from root to the leaves.
• Phloem is responsible to transport food, which are made in leaves, trhoughout the plant.

Indonesian:
Batang umumnya tumbuh di atas tanah dn tumbuh menuju cahaya matahari tetapi berlawanan dengan gaya tarik bumi. Di batang terdapat dua macam pembuluh yaitu xilem dan floem.

• Xilem, berfungsi mengangkut air dari akar menuju daun.
• Floem berfungsi mengangkut makanan yang dibuat di daun ke seluruh bagian tumbuhan.

source: Science for elementary school year IV. PT Yudistira.