Phloem Transport Is Described as Being from Source to Sink

question 49

Multiple Choice

Phloem transport is described as being from source to sink. Which of the following would most accurately complete this statement about phloem transport as applied to most plants in the late spring?
Phloem transports ________ from the ________ source to the ________ sink.

• A) amino acids; root; mycorrhizae
• B) sugars; leaf; apical meristem
• C) nucleic acids; flower; root
• D) proteins; root; leaf
• E) sugars; stem; root

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