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?

A. phloem
B. stomata
C. xylem
D. dermal tissue
E. ground tissue


Answer: C. xylem

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