NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PLANTAE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The xylem transports water while the phloem transports ____
A
sunlight
B
food
C
waste
D
enzymes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Xylem and phloem are two conducting tissues present in plants. Phloem transports food material from leaves to other parts of the plant body. It can conduct food in both directions. Xylem conducts minerals and water only in the upward direction i.e. from roots towards the stem.

Detailed explanation-2: -The outer tissue, called phloem, transports carbohydrates from leaves to the rest of the plant body. The inner tissue, called xylem, transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -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: -The vascular tissue, phloem helps in the transportation of the synthesized food from the leaves to various storage organs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Xylem transports water, minerals, and nutrients from the soil to all the plant parts. There are two types of “transport” tissues in plants-xylem and phloem. Water and solutes are transported by the xylem from the roots to the leaves, and food is transported from the leaves to the rest of the plant by the phloem.

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