Phloem is a food source for animals. Justify the statement.

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Solution

Phloem is a conducting tissue which conducts food from leaves to other parts of a plant. Certain mammals like voles, squirrels etc., scratch the bark of trees to get at the food stored in the phloem, especially during hard winters when food is scarce.

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