If All of the Phloem Is Stripped from Around a Tree

Multiple Choice

If all of the phloem is stripped from around a tree in a process known as girdling,

A) the plant will stop growing.
B) the vascular cambium will be destroyed so that the plant can no longer grow.
C) the shoot system will get no moisture or minerals.
D) the roots will starve and eventually the plant will die.
E) there will be no problems unless the tree becomes infected by insects and fungi.