EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

PLANT KINGDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sugars produced by photosynthesis are transported by which structures in a vascular plant?
A
Phloem
B
Xylem
C
Chloroplast
D
Endoplasmic reticulum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The photosynthates from the source are usually translocated to the nearest sink through the phloem sieve tube elements.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sugar and other organic molecules are transported through the plant by means of a special layer of tissue called phloem. Phloem is composed of living cells that transport a water solution of sugars that we commonly call sap.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phloem (/ˈfloʊ. əm/, FLOH-əm) is the living tissue in vascular plants that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis and known as photosynthates, in particular the sugar sucrose, to the rest of the plant. This transport process is called translocation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Phloem, also called bast, is a vascular tissue that runs through all the organs of plants. It transports sugars formed in the leaves during photosynthesis.

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