A Botanist Is Curious About the Contents of the Phloem

question 173

Multiple Choice

A botanist is curious about the contents of the phloem in a newly discovered relative of limes.The best way to obtain this information is to

• A) use tiny drills and capillary pipettes.
• B) collect material from stylets of aphids that are infecting the tree.
• C) obtain liquids oozing from cut lime stem surfaces.
• D) collect droplets formed by guttation.
• E) gather the tree's mycorrhizal fungi for subsequent analysis.

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