DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement describes the phloem transport system of plants? The phloem transport system transports sugar and is made of lignified cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sugar Transport in the Phloem. Among the sugars synthesized in a plant, only a few are transported in the phloem over a long-distance, whatever the species and the type of phloem loading considered. In all cases, sucrose is the main form of carbon found in the phloem.