NEET 2019 Biology question

Biology Transport in Plants NEET 2019

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What is the direction of movement of sugars in phloem?

(1)Non-multidirectional
(2)Upward
(3)Downward
(4)Bi-directionalCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Sugars (mainly sucrose) are translocated in the phloem from a source (e.g. mature leaf) to a sink (storage organ, growing region). Because the source-sink relationship can change with the season and with the needs of the

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