HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The stem transports ____ from the leaf to the rest of the plant.
A
water
B
minerals
C
air
D
food
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: -The process of movement of food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant is called translocation. Translocation of food takes place through the phloem which carries the food produced through photosynthesis in the leaves to the other plant parts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stem helps in transportation of food and water to different parts of the plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phloem: In the case of plants, the synthesized food is stored by various storage organs which include-stems, fruits, roots, etc. The vascular tissue, phloem helps in the transportation of the synthesized food from the leaves to various storage organs.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary functions of the stem are to support the leaves; to conduct water and minerals to the leaves, where they can be converted into usable products by photosynthesis; and to transport these products from the leaves to other parts of the plant, including the roots.

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