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MCQ
Which statement about the xylem is FALSE?
Unit-8 Plant Physiology
A It transports water and minerals
B It conducts food made in the leaves
C Its conducting cells are mostly dead
D Water moves upward in it
Explanation

Food transport is the function of the phloem, not the xylem.

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