NEET Biology question

Removal of ring of tissue outside the vascular cambium from the tree trunk kills it because

(A)Water cannot move up
(B)Food does not travel down and root become starvedCorrect
(C)Shoot become starved
(D)Annual rings are not produced

Answer: (B)

Solution

Girdling (ring-barking), the removal of a ring of tissue outside the vascular cambium, removes the phloem, which is responsible for the downward translocation of food (photosynthates) from the leaves to the

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