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Explanation:
C) food accumulation
Phloem transports food from the leaves to other parts of the plant, and xylem tissue transports water and minerals absorbed by the roots. When phloem tissue is removed from a part of the stem, the food is not able to reach the lower part of the plant, causing the food to accumulate near the part of the plant where phloem was removed. This causes that portion to appear swollen.
<span>Carbon is released to the atmosphere from what are called "carbon sources" and stored in plants, animals, rocks, and water in what are called "carbon sinks."</span>
The prairie would become overpopulated and there would be no more food for the rabbits and they would eventually die.