Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Movement into and out of cells

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

Which changes take place as sucrose moves from leaves into phloem sieve tubes for transport to a sink?

  • Awater potential in phloem sieve tubes becomes less negative; volume of liquid in phloem sieve tubes decreases
  • Bwater potential in phloem sieve tubes becomes less negative; volume of liquid in phloem sieve tubes increases
  • Cwater potential in phloem sieve tubes becomes more negative; volume of liquid in phloem sieve tubes decreases
  • Dwater potential in phloem sieve tubes becomes more negative; volume of liquid in phloem sieve tubes increases

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