Question

Choose the most appropriate answer:

Some plants like carrot store their food in their roots. This food is

• A. absorbed from soil and is directly stored there
• B. produced in leaves and is conducted downward by xylem
• C. produced in leaves and is conducted downward by phloem
• D. produced in root hair and is transported from cell to cell by absorption

Answer 1

The correct option is C

produced in leaves and is conducted downward by phloem

The correct option is C

Explanation of the correct option :

1. Carrot is a biennial plant and requires 3 to 4 months to mature.
2. The food is produced in the leaves by photosynthesis and transports the glucose to the roots by the conducting tissue phloem.
3. Where the cortex part of the main root stores the food in form of starch.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

1. The water and minerals are absorbed from the soil and transported upward to the leaves through the xylem.
2. The food is produced in the leaves by photosynthesis and transports the glucose to the roots by the conducting tissue phloem.
3. Where the cortex part of the main root stores the food in form of starch.

Option B:

1. Carrot is a biennial plant and requires 3 to 4 months to mature.
2. The food is produced in the leaves by photosynthesis and transports the glucose to the roots by the conducting tissue phloem.
3. Xylem is a conducting tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots and transports upwards to the leaves.

Option D:

1. The cortex part of the main root stores the food in form of starch.
2. The root hair absorbs the water and minerals from the soil with the help of root pressure and is transported from cell to cell to the xylem.

Final answer: Some plants like carrot store their food in their roots. This food is produced in leaves and is conducted downward by phloem.