The other name for phloem is

Options

A. Wood
B. Sclereid
C. Fibre
D. Bast

Answer

D

Explanation

Phloem, also called bast, is tissues in plants that conduct foods made in the leaves to all other parts of the plant. Phloem is composed of various specialized cells called sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem fibers, and phloem parenchyma cells. Phloem vessels are inverted in translocation.