If you cut a stalk of celery and put it in a glass of water containing red food coloring overnight,the next morning the celery will be red.The food coloring was taken up through which of the following?

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Xylem is the tissue responsible for transporting water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant, including the celery stalk. The food coloring is soluble in water, so it moved from the water into the xylem in the celery stalk and was transported upward, resulting in the red coloration of the celery. The phloem transports sugars and other organic compounds in plants, but it would not be involved in the uptake of a water-soluble dye like food coloring. Stomata are small openings on leaves that allow for gas exchange, and dermal and ground tissue are not involved in the transport of water and nutrients.

If You Cut a Stalk of Celery and Put It