HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Vascular vessels that move food from leaves to other parts of the plant are called
A
xylem
B
roots
C
phloem
D
leaves
Explanation: 

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: -Final Answer: the movement of food in phloem is called translocation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Phloem fibres (also known as bast fibres), sieve tubes, phloem parenchyma, and sclereids are all found in more significant numbers in secondary phloem than in primary phloem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phloem are living cells found in plants. They connect together to form a tube called a phloem vessel. The ends of the cell walls break down to form pores. These allow dissolved sugars and amino acids to move through the tubes in either direction to reach the parts of the plant they are needed.

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