Question

Assertion: Translocation of food occurs in Plants. Reason: Xylem tissue is responsible for Translocation

Answer 1

Explanation:

Phloem helps in translocation of food in plants.

In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients (known as photosynthate), in particular, sucrose, a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed. In trees, the phloem is the innermost layer of the bark, hence the name.

The phloem is concerned mainly with the transport of soluble organic material made during photosynthesis. This process of transportation is called translocation.

Answer 2

Assertion is true but reason is false about translocation.

• Translocation refers to the transport of food particles like carbohydrates, amino acids through the plant.
• Food is synthesized in leaves of plants through the process of photosynthesis.
• This food has to be provided to other parts of plants and thus is transported through phloem.
• Xylem is another vessel associated with transport of water and minerals from roots to different parts of plant.