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Loading of phloem is related to:

Correct answer: A. Increase of sugar in phloem

  • A. Increase of sugar in phloem
  • B. Elongation of phloem cell
  • C. Separation of phloem parenchyma
  • D. Strengthening of phloem fiber.

Explanation

When the phloem cells, just near the source, for example, green leaves attain a higher concentration of sugars, it is called the process of phloem loading. Sucrose is photosynthesized in the chloroplasts of mesophyll cells of leaves. Mesophyll cells are connected with each other through plasmodesmata. Similarly, plasmodesmata are also present between the mesophyll cells and companion cells and also between mesophyll cells and sieve tubes. Their plasmodesmata are the "channels" meant for the passage of sucrose. So correct answer is A.

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