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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[File:PhloemCells.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing several '''phloem cells''' with [[Companion Cell (Plant)|companion cells]] and [[Sieve Plate|sieve plates]].]]
'''Phloem tissue''' is a [[tissue]] used to transport [[sugar]]s around a [[plant]].
===About Phloem Tissue===
: '''Phloem tissue''' transports [[sugar]]s , made in the [[leaf|leaves]], made by [[photosynthesis]], to other [[organ]]s in the [[plant]].
: '''Phloem tissue''' is found next to the [[Xylem Tissue|xylem tissue]] and together they make a [[Plant Vein|plant vein]].
: The process of [[sugar]] transport around the [[plant]] is known as [[translocation]].
: '''Phloem tissue''' is formed by [[Phloem Cell|phloem cells]] connecting the [[Permanent Vacuole|vacuoles]] of one [[Phloem Cell|phloem cell]] to the next. The [[Cell Wall|cell wall]] between each [[Phloem Cell|phloem cell]] has small holes in it and is known as a [[Sieve Plate|sieve plate]]. The [[Phloem Cell|phloem cell]] lose many of their [[organelle]]s, including [[mitochondria]] so they are supported by [[Companion Cell (Plant)|companion cells ]] which keep them [[Alive|alive]]. ===References=======Edexcel==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Phloem tissue, page 133, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']