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1. Large lumen - Allows a large volume of water to be transported at onceIn one paper they asked us for the structure n explanation of xylem so they had mentioned large diameter so more water can pass....
Wat r we supposed to write!
2. The walls are coated with lignin to make it water proof and also prevent the structure from collapsing
3. No cell contents so lumen is able to transport large volume of water with little resistance
4. End walls are broken down, allowing a continuous flow of water
5. There are pits to allow lateral movement of water
that's all I can think of