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Consider the following statements about transport in plants:
1. Xylem carries water and minerals from the roots to the leaves.
2. Phloem transports the products of photosynthesis to other parts of the plant.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Xylem carries water and minerals from the roots to the leaves.
2. Phloem transports the products of photosynthesis to other parts of the plant.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Xylem, made of tracheids and vessels, conducts water and dissolved minerals upwards from roots. Phloem translocates sucrose and other food made in the leaves to growing regions and storage organs, using energy in the form of ATP. Both statements are correct and are basic NCERT facts. Both tissues together form the vascular bundles of the plant.
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