Question

Describe the role of phloem in transporting sucrose and amino acids between the leaves and other parts of the plant

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴘʜʟᴏᴇᴍ ᴛᴜʙᴇs

ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴏʀᴏᴜs ᴇɴᴅ ᴄᴇʟʟ ᴡᴀʟʟs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛ 'ғᴏᴏᴅ' ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ.

◈ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜʟᴏᴇᴍ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛs ғᴏᴏᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴜᴄʀᴏsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ.

◈ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ғᴏᴏᴅ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴsʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

Answer 2

Answer:

Phloem consists of living cells arranged end to end. ... Phloem transports sucrose and amino acids up and down the plant. This is called translocation . In general, this happens between where these substances are made (the sources) and where they are used or stored (the sinks).