Question

These peas are called sugar snap peas. They taste sweet. Plants make food, a sugar, in their leaves using photosynthesis. How does the sugar get from the leaves to the peas in these pods?

A) The sugar moves through the xylem.
B) The sugar moves through the phloem.
C) The sugar moves through the stomata.
D) The sugar moves through the plant cells' vacuoles.

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Answer 1

the answer is B.) The sugar moves through phloem

phloem moves sugars and other substances DOWN from the plant, which answers your question on how the sugar gets from the leaves to the peas in the pods.
xylem brings UP minerals and things that the plant needs, into the plant that from the soil and distributed to by the roots.