Question

Your friend claims that phloem always carries sugars down a plant. What, if anything, is wrong with that statement?

a. Phloem can carry sugars down a plant, but it can carry sugars up as well (e.g., if sugars are moving to flowers or fruits).
b. Phloem can carry sugars down a plant, but it can also carry sugars to the left or to the right from its location (e.g. sugars can move to leaves).
c. The statement is completely true.
d. Phloem is responsible for carrying sugars down a plant while xylem carries them up.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Phloem transport sugar, a product of photosynthesis to the parts of the plant that needs it. The transport of organic solutes from one part of the plant to the other through phloem sieve tubes is called translocation of organic solvents. Translocation of organic material occurs from source to sink. Since the source and the sink may change their position, the movement is bidirectional.