NEET Biology question

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**Statement 1:** In the ringing experiment, a narrow continuous band of tissue external to the xylem is removed. **Statement 2:** Ringing experiment proves the transport of solutes by phloem.

(A)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1
(B)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement 1Correct
(C)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False
(D)Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

Statement 1 is true: ringing/girdling removes a narrow continuous band of bark (external to the xylem, which includes the phloem). Statement 2 is also true: the resulting accumulation of food just above the ring, and eventual starvation of the roots, demonstrates that phloem transports

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