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

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

Sucrose is carried in a phloem sieve tube from a source to a sink by mass flow. Which type of gradient inside the phloem sieve tube between the source and the sink causes the movement of sucrose?

  • Adiffusion gradient
  • Bhydrostatic gradient
  • Cconcentration gradient
  • Dwater potential gradient

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