Mineral salts are translocated through (i) along with the (ii) stream of water, which is pulled up through the plant by the transpirational pull. Fill up the blanks in the given statement and select the correct option

Options

A. (a) `{:("(i)","(ii)"),("xylem","ascending"):}`
B. (b) `{:("(i)","(ii)"),("xylem","descending"):}`
C. (c) `{:("(i)","(ii)"),("phloem","ascending"):}`
D. (d) `{:("(i)","(ii)"),("phloem","descending"):}`

Answer

A