Write true or false. Correct the false statements.

1. Phloem carries water from the roots to the leaves in plants.
2. Xylem parenchyma performs the function of storage.
3. Water is absorbed by the root hair cells by a process called diffusion.
4. Energy is required for active transport.

In phloem, the direction in which translocation of food takes place is

1. downwards
2. upwards
3. both upwards and downwards
4. none of these

Water is absorbed by the root hair cells through

1. osmosis
2. active transport
3. transpiration
4. ascent of sap

The movement of salt or mineral molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration is called

1. osmosis
2. active transport
3. diffusion
4. blending