The Movement of Water and Dissolved Solutes from the Soil

question 31

Multiple Choice

The movement of water and dissolved solutes from the soil to the vascular cylinder is driven by

• A) active transport.
• B) osmosis.
• C) endocytosis.
• D) simple diffusion.
• E) more than one of these.

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