AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select which of the following statements are true for phloem.
A
Bi-directional movement (up and down stem).
B
Elongated, tubular shape with thin walled sieve tubes.
C
Transportation of feed and nutrients.
D
Occupy the centre of the vascular bundle.
E
Water and mineral transport from roots to aerial parts of the plant.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Phloem transports photosynthetic products. Phloem is a living tissue in vascular plants that conducts the soluble organic compounds synthesized downwards from the leaves during photosynthesis. Hence option 2 is correct.

Detailed explanation-2: -The vascular tissue, phloem helps in the transportation of the synthesized food from the leaves to various storage organs. Phloem is a complex permanent tissue that is present in all vascular plants. Phloem consists of various elements-phloem parenchyma, phloem fibers, companion cells, and sieve tubes.

Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct answer is ‘Organic food moves upward and downward through phloem.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cells that make up the phloem are adapted to their function: Sieve tubes-specialised for transport and have no nuclei . Each sieve tube has a perforated end so its cytoplasm connects one cell to the next. Sucrose and amino acids are translocated within the living cytoplasm of the sieve tubes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Final answer: Phloem transports food from the leaf to other parts of the plant.

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