If all of the phloem is stripped from around a tree in

a process known as girdling,
a. the plant will stop growing.
b. the vascular cambium will be destroyed so that
the plant can no longer grow.
c. the shoot system will get no moisture or
minerals.
d. the roots will starve and eventually the plant will
die.
e. there will be no problems unless the tree
becomes infected by insects and fungi.


Answer: d

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