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Your friend claims that phloem always carries sugars down a plant. What, if anything, is wrong with that statement?
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Phloem is a type of tissue in vascular plants that transports nutrients, particularly sugar, from the leaves where they are produced (through photosynthesis) to other parts of the plant. Show more…
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