Substance manufactured by the leaves are transported to other parts of the plant through the
phloem
companion cells
sieve tubes
cambium
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In plant anatomy, sieve tube elements, also called sieve tube members, are a specialised type of elongated cell in the phloem tissue of flowering plants. The ends of these cells are connected with other sieve tube members, and together they constitute the sieve tube. The main function of the sieve tube is transport of carbohydrates, primarily sucrose, in the plant (e.g., from the leaves to the fruits and roots). Unlike the water-conducting xylem vessel elements that are dead when mature, sieve elements are living cells. They are unique in lacking a nucleus at maturity.
The substances manufactured by the leaves, such as sugars from photosynthesis, are transported to other parts of the plant through the **phloem**. So, the correct answer is **A. phloem**. This process is known as translocation. The phloem tissue consists of companion cells, sieve tubes, and other cell types that aid in the transport of these substances. However, the primary structure responsible for this transport is the phloem itself. The cambium, on the other hand, is involved in secondary growth of the plant. It helps in increasing the thickness of the plant stem but does not transport substances..
Sieve tube is the answer ,xylem only conduct water and minerals and support the plant
phloem transport organic substance like to sugar from the leave to other plant part
The main function of the sieve tube is the transport of carbohydrates, primarily sucrose, in the plant. The interface of the tubes contains pores which help in conduction. Each sieve tube element is normally associated with one or more nucleated companion cells, to which they are connected by plasmodesmata
The food which is prepared by the process of photosynthesis in the leaves of a plant has to be transported to other parts like stem, roots, branches etc. Therefore this food is transported to other parts of the plant through a kind of tubes called phloem.
I still go with sieve tubes coz we're t as long about manufacturing /translocation of food here
ithought xylem transports water and minerals..have never heard about sieve tubes oh
