When Solutes Are Unloaded from Phloem, What Happens to Water

question 48

Multiple Choice

When solutes are unloaded from phloem, what happens to water?

• A) It is pumped out of the phloem by active transport.
• B) It is pumped into the phloem by active transport.
• C) It leaves the xylem by osmosis.
• D) It leaves the phloem by osmosis.

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