At the start of a drought, groundwater may not be noticeably lower (not B). Only aquifers near the ocean may become contaminated with salt water (not C). And it is definitely not D.
Describe how phloem is affected if the leaves start to die off. (3 points) The phloem is effected by the deprivation of water from the disease of the tree, as a result the metabolism of the plant will shift down ward causing the phloem to decrease due to the dying of the leaves.
