An Aphid Is Found Drinking Sugars and Amino Acids from a Melon

question 175

Multiple Choice

An aphid is found drinking sugars and amino acids from a melon plant.Its stylet must have entered the

• A) phloem.
• B) xylem.
• C) pericycle.
• D) endodermis.
• E) guard cells.

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