Question

Normally, when an aphid feeds by puncturing plant tissues, it does not have to suck the sap out. An inexperienced aphid, however, accidentally inserted its feeding tube in the wrong place and found the fluid in its gut being sucked out through the feeding tube. This aphid must have punctured _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer will be- the cells of the xylem

Explanation:

The aphids feed on the plant by puncturing the vascular tissues especially phloem and sucking the phloem sap as it contains the sugar and other organic compounds.

If an inexperienced aphid mistakenly feeds on the plant vascular tissue which sucks the fluid from the gut of the aphid, therefore, the tissue will be xylem. Xylem transports the water and minerals due to suction pressure or transpirational pull which also result in the suction of the fluid of the gut of an aphid.

Thus, the cells of the xylem are the correct answer.