What transports prepared food in plants?
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Correct answer: Phloem
The governing concept is translocation of food in plants. Leaves prepare sugars by photosynthesis, but growing roots, stems, flowers, fruits and storage organs may not produce enough food themselves. Phloem tissue transports dissolved sugars and other organic nutrients from source regions, usually leaves, to sink regions where they are used or stored. Therefore option A is correct. Xylem carries water and minerals, guard cells control stomatal openings, and an alveolus is a gas-exchange structure in lungs.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Phloem
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is translocation of food in plants. Leaves prepare sugars by photosynthesis, but growing roots, stems, flowers, fruits and storage organs may not produce enough food themselves. Phloem tissue transports dissolved sugars and other organic nutrients from source regions, usually leaves, to sink regions where they are used or stored. Therefore option A is correct. Xylem carries water and minerals, guard cells control stomatal openings, and an alveolus is a gas-exchange structure in lungs.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Science question. Chapter: World of Living. Topic: Life Processes.
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