Question

Name the experiment which proves that food is transported through phloem.

Answer 1

Phloem:

• Phloem is a vascular plant that transports food to all body parts.
• Phloem is a living tissue.
• Phloem is composed of the parenchyma cells.
• The direction of the flow of food in the phloem is downwards.

Transportation of food through the phloem:

• The experiment which shows that food is transported through the phloem is Girdling experiment.
• In this experiment, the phloem tissue is removed, which results in the disturbance and blockage of the upward and downward movement.
• The food transportation is blocked, which causes the accumulation of food material resulting in swelling.