The diagram shows the stem of a plant. A strip of the outer tissue including the phloem has been removed. What would happen to a plant without functional phloem?(Transportation of nutrients would be affected/ Transportation of water would be affected).

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Phloem is the living tissue that carries nutrients like sucrose to all parts of the plant. In trees, the phloem is the innermost layer of the bark. The name is derived from the greek word phloios meaning bark.

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The diagram shows the stem of a plant. A strip of the outer tissue including the phloem has been removed. What would happen to a plant without functional phloem?(Transportation of nutrients would be affected/ Transportation of water would be affected). __

Phloem is the living tissue that carries nutrients like sucrose to all parts of the plant. In trees, the phloem is the innermost layer of the bark. The name is derived from the greek word phloios meaning bark.

The diagram shows the stem of a plant. A strip of the outer tissue including the phloem has been removed. What would happen to a plant without functional phloem?(Transportation of nutrients would be affected/ Transportation of water would be affected).

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