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

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

Different substances, such as sucrose and amino acids, may travel in opposite directions within the phloem sieve tubes. Which statement explains this?

  • AActive transport occurs in some phloem sieve tubes and mass flow occurs in other phloem sieve tubes.
  • BBoth active transport and mass flow occur in each individual phloem sieve tube.
  • CMass flow occurs in both directions at the same time in each individual phloem sieve tube.
  • DMass flow occurs in different directions in different phloem sieve tubes at the same time.

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