Four Critical Services That Need to Be Addressed Because of Their

question 50

True/False

Four critical services that need to be addressed because of their price increases are: health care, higher education, child care, and housing.

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Definitions:

Phloem

Complex vascular tissue of plants; its living sieve elements compose sieve tubes that distribute sugars through the plant body. Each sieve element has an associated companion cell that provides it with metabolic support.

Sugars

Carbohydrates that taste sweet and are used by the body for energy.

Plant Tissue

Groups of cells within a plant that perform specific functions, such as transport (xylem, phloem), support (collenchyma, sclerenchyma), or photosynthesis (parenchyma).

Leaching

Process by which water moving through soil removes nutrients from it.