AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The transportation of food from the leaves to other parts of the plant is called ____
A
transpiration
B
evaporation
C
translocation
D
ascent of sap
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The process of movement of food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant is called translocation. Translocation of food takes place through the phloem which carries the food produced through photosynthesis in the leaves to the other plant parts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Translocation is the movement of materials from leaves to other tissues throughout the plant. Plants produce carbohydrates (sugars) in their leaves by photosynthesis, but nonphotosynthetic parts of the plant also require carbohydrates and other organic and nonorganic materials.

Detailed explanation-3: -Translocation of food is the movement of food from the leaves to different parts of a plants. Explanation: Phloem translocate food in plants. The movement of food from the leaves to different parts of a plant is called translocation of food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Listen to pronunciation. (TRANZ-loh-KAY-shun) A genetic change in which a piece of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome.

Detailed explanation-5: -The food materials, sugar(glucose), and other carbohydrates are carried from the leaves to other parts of the plants such as stems, roots, etc by a process known as translocation. The vascular tissue phloem helps in the process of translocation by conducting the food materials.

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