HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Question
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The plant tissue that carries food DOWNWARD from the leaves to the rest of the pant is the ____
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Phloem
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Stomata
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Chlorophyll
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Xylem
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients (known as photosynthate), particularly sucrose; a sugar, to all parts of the plant.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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