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What is used by vascular plants to transport food and nutrients?

What is used by vascular plants to transport food and nutrients?
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a.Carpel
b.Xylem
c.Phloem
d.Anther

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darthkong

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Both the xylem and the Phloem can be used to transport "food" and nutrients,

The Xylem works from the ground up; bringing water and nutrients from the roots upwards where they are needed for photosynthesis, growth, etc.

The Phloem works top-down: Since photosynthesis is used to synthesize sugars for plants--and is occurring in the upper exposed leafy portions of plants--this energy needs to be transported to the rest of the plant tissue and the Phloem offers that pathway.

Although plants fix their own carbon so they don't really need "food" Slight Smile

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tony1653

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Answer: c: Phloem
Explanation

Vascular plants has two specialized vascular elements for conduction of water and foods materials.

Xylem, a complex tissue is involved in the conduction of water from roots to different plant parts

Phloem is involved in the conduction of food from site of photosynthesis generally leaves or green plant parts to other parts of the plant

other options:
a) carpel : is the the female part of the flower
b) xylem: involved in water transport
d)anther: part of the flower where pollen grains are formed

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