Remember, 'phloem' is specific to plant biology and pertains to how plants distribute nutrients.

Plant Nutrition

'Phloem' is used exclusively concerning plants, not animals or other organisms.

Not For Animals

The term 'phloem' is often used in academic and scientific settings rather than in everyday conversation.

Academic Usage

 so the water from the phloem sap is absorbed into the xylem to correct the balance. This process, called osmotic movement, creates nutrient-rich xylem sap, which will then travel up the trunk to spread those nutrients through the tree.

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 those entities when pine beetles begin attacking the tree they start emitting pheromones which call other beetles to join in the attack the larvae to get the feeding in that phloem area so