Question

The process of carrying food from the leaves to other parts of a plant is called :
(a) transpiration
(b) transportation
(c) translocation
(d) transformation

Answer 1

The correct option is (c):

Explanation of the correct option:

1. ​The process of movement of food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant is called translocation.
   
2. Translocation of food takes place through the phloem which carries the food produced through photosynthesis in the leaves to the other plant parts.
   

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option (a):

1. ​The removal of excess water from the plant in the form of water vapor is called transpiration.
   
2. Transpiration in the plant occurs through the stomata present in the leaves.
   

Option (b):

1. ​Transportation is the movement of minerals and water through the xylem in the upwards direction.
   

Option (d):

1. Transformation is the process of alteration of the genetic material of the plant cells. ​

Final Answer: The process of carrying food from the leaves to other parts of a plant is called translocation.