Question

Phloem transport___________ from___________ to other parts of the plant.

• A. food
• B. leaf

Answer 1

Phloem:

1. Phloem is the living tissue in vascular plants that transports organic nutrients (known as photosynthate), mainly sucrose, a sugar, to all sections of the plant.
2. This is a complex tissue.
3. The phloem is primarily concerned with the transport of soluble organic material generated during photosynthesis.
4. Food is transported from the leaf to other regions of the plant through phloem.
5. The components of the phloem are sieve tube cells, phloem parenchyma, companion cells, and phloem fibres.
6. Water, nutrients, and minerals are transported via tissues in plants.
7. While phloem moves sucrose and amino acids between the leaves and other parts of the plant, xylem carries water and mineral salts up from the roots to other sections of the plant.

Final answer: Phloem transport food from the leaf to other parts of the plant.