HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a simple definition of phloem?
A
Carries water through the plant
B
Carries nutrients through the plant
C
Leaf inside the seed
D
Leaf on a fern
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -The vascular system is comprised of two main types of tissue: the xylem and the phloem. The xylem distributes water and dissolved minerals upward through the plant, from the roots to the leaves. The phloem carries food downward from the leaves to the roots.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is Phloem? Phloem is a living vascular tissue that is found in vascular plants and is responsible for transporting food prepared in the leaves (during photosynthesis) to all the parts of the plant. This whole process of transportation is known as phloem translocation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Phloem is one of the two types of vascular tissue in plants. It transports food formed in the leaves to the other parts of the plants.

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