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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 146

Xylem in plants is responsible for which function?

  1. Transport of water and dissolved minerals
  2. Transport of food
  3. Transport of oxygen and other gases
  4. Transport of essential amino acids
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Answer: (A) Transport of water and dissolved minerals

Explanation

Xylem conducts water and minerals; phloem conducts food.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: xylem carries water and minerals from roots upward.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: food is carried by phloem.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: gases diffuse through stomata and lenticels.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: organic solutes move in phloem.