DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
FAMILIES OF GYMNOSPERM
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It is a vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients from the roots up to the stem and leaves.
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It is a vascular tissue that carries carbohydrates between different parts of the plant
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -phloem, plant vascular tissue that conducts foods made in the leaves during photosynthesis to all other parts of the plant. Phloem is composed of various specialized cells called sieve elements, phloem fibres, and phloem parenchyma cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phloem tissue transports organic compounds from the site of photosynthesis to other parts of the plant.
Detailed explanation-3: -Carbohydrates are mainly transported in the phloem in the form of sucrose.
Detailed explanation-4: -The phloem-another type of vascular tissue-carries these sugar molecules from the leaves to the rest of the plant. The plant’s cells break down the sugar molecules when they need energy to carry out the processes necessary for their survival.