Plants Can Generate the Pressures Needed to Transport Sugars Produced

question 10

Multiple Choice

Plants can generate the pressures needed to transport sugars produced by photosynthesis great distances by

• A)manipulating concentration of amino acids in phloem.
• B)active transport of water.
• C)actively transporting sugars in phloem and cells.
• D)building up high water pressures in root hairs.

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Definitions:

Ascending Colon

The first part of the colon into which undigested food from the small intestine is passed, ascending on the right side of the abdomen.

Transverse Colon

A part of the large intestine that crosses the abdomen horizontally from right to left, involved in the absorption of water and salts.

Vertebrate Digestive Tract

The system of organs within vertebrates that ingests, digests, and absorbs nutrients, and expels waste, beginning with the mouth and ending with the anus.

Surface Area

The total area that the surface of an object occupies, which is significant in various physical and biological processes due to its impact on rates of reaction and exchange.