AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Two main vascular bundles are the xylem and phloem. Food substances travel in the ____ and water and salts are mainly conducted in the ____
A
xylem; phloem
B
phloem; xylem
C
vessels; sieve tubes
D
vascular bundles:vessels
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vascular tissue is comprised of the xylem and the phloem, the main transport systems of plants. They typically occur together in vascular bundles in all plant organs, traversing roots, stems, and leaves. Xylem is responsible for the transport of water and dissolved ions from the roots upwards through the plant.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two primary vascular tissues are xylem, which transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves, and phloem, which conducts food from the leaves to all parts of the plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -A vascular bundle is a part of the transport system in vascular plants. The transport itself happens in the stem, which exists in two forms: xylem and phloem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Xylem and phloem make up the big transportation system of vascular plants.

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