{"id":199,"date":"2026-09-08T18:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1stmaster.com\/education\/?p=199"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:57:41","slug":"if-a-plant-is-unable-to-transport-food-from-leaves-to-roots-which-tissue-is-malfunctioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1stmaster.com\/education\/if-a-plant-is-unable-to-transport-food-from-leaves-to-roots-which-tissue-is-malfunctioning\/","title":{"rendered":"If a plant is unable to transport food from leaves to roots, which tissue is malfunctioning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"qa-collapse-block qa-collapse-block--question wp-block-qa-collapse-blocks-question\" data-word-limit=\"2500\" data-kind=\"question\" data-join-next=\"false\"><div class=\"qa-collapse-block__header\"><span class=\"qa-collapse-block__badge\">Question<\/span><span class=\"qa-collapse-block__number\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div id=\"qa-collapse-content-1\" class=\"qa-collapse-block__full\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a plant is unable to transport food from leaves to roots, which tissue is malfunctioning?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(i) Xylem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(ii) Phloem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(iii) Epidermis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(iv) Sclerenchyma<\/p>\n\n<\/div><button class=\"qa-collapse-block__toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"qa-collapse-content-1\" hidden>Show More<\/button><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"qa-collapse-block qa-collapse-block--answer wp-block-qa-collapse-blocks-answer\" data-word-limit=\"1500\" data-kind=\"answer\" data-join-next=\"false\"><div class=\"qa-collapse-block__header\"><span class=\"qa-collapse-block__badge\">Answer<\/span><span class=\"qa-collapse-block__number\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div id=\"qa-collapse-content-2\" class=\"qa-collapse-block__full\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(ii) <strong>Phloem <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We know that Phloem is responsible to transport food material that is made by leaves to the other parts of plants like roots. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Xylem : it transport water and mineral from the roots to the other parts of plant.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"color:#9b51e0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Epidermis<\/strong> \u2192 It is the outermost covering of the plant that protect from their surrounding.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"color:#ff6900\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Sclerenchyma<\/strong> \u2192 It is a simple permanent tissue that provide strength and provide simple mechanism to the plant. It has very thick cell wall.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n<\/div><button class=\"qa-collapse-block__toggle\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"qa-collapse-content-2\" hidden>Show More<\/button><\/section>\n\n\n<!-- PHLOEM ANIMATION \u2014 SELF CONTAINED -->\n<div class=\"phloem-animation-box\">\n\n  <div class=\"phloem-title\">\n    \ud83c\udf3f How Phloem Transports Food\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"phloem-scene\">\n\n    <!-- Sun -->\n    <div class=\"phloem-sun\">\u2600\ufe0f<\/div>\n\n    <!-- Plant -->\n    <div class=\"phloem-plant\">\n\n      <!-- Leaves -->\n      <div class=\"phloem-leaf leaf-a\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"phloem-leaf leaf-b\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"phloem-leaf leaf-c\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"phloem-leaf leaf-d\"><\/div>\n\n      <!-- Stem -->\n      <div class=\"phloem-stem\">\n\n        <!-- Phloem pathway -->\n        <div class=\"phloem-pathway\"><\/div>\n\n        <!-- Food particles -->\n        <span class=\"phloem-food 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