SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 18

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Phloem tubes of cells specialized for water transport.

In plants, water and minerals are transported by xylem tissue, not phloem. Xylem carries water absorbed by the roots from the soil to different parts of the plant. Phloem mainly transports food and nutrients prepared during photosynthesis from the leaves to other plant parts. Chlorophyll present in green leaves absorbs sunlight, which is necessary for photosynthesis. Stomata are tiny pores found mainly on leaf surfaces that help in gaseous exchange by allowing carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen to exit. Roots play an important role in absorbing water and minerals from the soil. Therefore, the statement about phloem transporting water is incorrect because this function belongs to xylem tissue.