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The main function of phloem is translocation of:

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Food
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Water
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Minerals
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Air
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Solution

The correct option is A Food
Phloem is elongated, tubular shaped and thin-walled sieve tube vascular tissue. Its function is the transportation of food and nutrients such as sugar from leaves to other parts of the plant. This movement of substances is called translocation.
Hence, option A is correct.

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