Answer:
The correct answer is option). 'transport water and nutrients.'
Explanation:
The plant tissues, stained purple in images represent vascular tissues or vascular bundles. Vascular bundles are found in higher plants and are involved in transport of materials, such as nutrients and water. These tissues comprise xylem and phloem.
Xylem mainly transports water from roots to different plant parts, while phloem transports food (sugars), synthesized by plant during photosynthesis.