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(a) What is transpiration?
(b) What do you mean by 'translocation' with respect to transport in plants?
(c) Which plant tissue is involved in translocation : xylem or phloem?

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(a) The evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant in the form of water vapour is called transpiration.
(b) The transport of food from the leaves to other parts of the plant is called translocation.
(c) Phloem translocates the food made in the leaves.

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