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Which of the following is NOT a type of transportation used in plants?

Individual cells
O Root to stem
O Cell to cell
Transport of sap within the xylem and phloem

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Answer:

Transport of sap within the xylem and phloem

Step-by-step explanation:

After photosynthesis sugars move through the mesophyll via plasmodesmata; here, they reach phloem sieve tube elements in vascular bundles. From the STEs, they are actively transported against their concentration gradient to the phloem.

When the sugars enter the phloem, water moves across from the xylem tube into the phloem. This increases the water pressure inside the phloem, causing the sap to move towards sinks.

Thus translocation of sap only involves the phloem.

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