NEET Biology question

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In a ring-girdled plant,

(A)The shoot and root die together
(B)Neither root nor shoot will die
(C)The shoot dies first
(D)The root dies firstCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Ring-girdling removes bark (and phloem), blocking downward transport of organic food. The roots, which depend entirely on this downward supply and cannot

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