Multiple choice

Which of the following statements does not characterise phloem tissues in plants?

  1. Messenger RNAs are transported in the phloem through sieve tube elements.

  2. Phloem sap helps in sending informational signals throughout vascular plants.

  3. The movement through the phloem is driven by positive hydrostatic pressures.

  4. The phloem tubes sit outside the xylem.

  5. When the plant is an embryo, vascular tissue emerges from cambium tissue.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

When the plant is an embryo, vascular tissue emerges from procambium tissue.

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