Sunday, April 22, 2012

FOOD

Translocation is the of food through either the xylem or the phloem.

The Phloem is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients, in particular, sucrose, a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed. Phloem tissue consists of: conducting cells, generally called sieve elements; parenchyma cells, including both specialized companion cells or albuminous cells and unspecialized cells; and supportive cells. All of this just to move some food!





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