Difference between revisions of "Phloem Tissue"

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A diagram showing several phloem cells with companion cells and sieve plates.

Phloem tissue is a tissue used to transport sugars around a plant.

Phloem tissue transports sugars, made in the leaves by photosynthesis, to other organs in the plant.

Phloem tissue is found next to the xylem tissue and together they make a plant vein.

The process of sugar transport around the plant is known as translocation.

Phloem tissue is formed by phloem cells connecting the vacuoles of one phloem cell to the next. The cell wall between each phloem cell has small holes in it and is known as a sieve plate. The phloem cell lose many of their organelles, including mitochondria so they are supported by companion cells which keep them alive.

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 ===About Phloem Tissue===
-: '''Phloem tissue''' transports [[sugar]]s in the [[leaf|leaves]], made by [[photosynthesis]], to other [[organ]]s in the [[plant]].
+: '''Phloem tissue''' transports [[sugar]]s, made in the [[leaf|leaves]] 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]].