Question

Name the following;

The tissue that transports food in plants

Answer 1

Phloem

1. Food is synthesized in the leaves in the form of glucose during the process of photosynthesis.
2. Nongreen parts of the plant do not synthesize food.
3. Plants have a complex tissue called phloem which is responsible for the transport of food from the leaves to the nongreen parts of the plant, which cannot carry out photosynthesis.
4. Phloem is a type of complex vascular tissue and consists of phloem parenchyma, fibers, sieve tubes, and companion cells.
5. Sieve tubes and companion cells are involved in the process of transport of food.

Final answer

The tissue that transports food in plants is phloem.