Question

Name the mechanism of transport of food by phloem tissue?

Answer 1

Phloem tissue:

• Phloem is a vascular conducting tissue.
• It is composed of living cells.
• Phloem aids in the transportation of food in all the parts of the plant, which is prepared during photosynthesis.
• Phloem transports in the downward direction.

Mechanism of transport of food from phloem tissues:

• The transport of food from phloem tissue is known as translocation.
• Translocation, as the name suggests plants provide minerals, nutrients, and other organic substances to all the parts of plants.
• Translocation is essentially inevitable because the food that is prepared by the plant cannot be reached to other parts of the plants in the absence of translocation.
• Food is transported to all the storage areas of the plant due to translocation.