For whose conduction is the phloem tissue in plants responsible?
A
Water
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B
Salts
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C
Sugar
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D
Pigments
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Solution
The correct option is C Sugar Phloem is the living tissue that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis(particularly sugar, sucrose) to the parts of the plant where needed whereas transportation of water and minerals is carried by xylem.