Which plant tissue is the main transport vessel for assimilates?

What is the main carbohydrate transported in phloem?

True or false – materials can only flow upwards in phloem

Phloem is composed of 2 types of cell. Which two types?

What are the names of the small channels that directly connect the cytoplasm of neighboring plant cells to each other?

What is the name of the movement of assimilates throughout plants?

True or false – sieve tube elements have no cytoplasm to maximise flow rate

What is the name given to where organic compounds are synthesised in a plant?

What is the name given to where organic compounds are delivered to for use or storage in a plant?

Which ion is moved out of the companion cells to allow loading of sucrose into phloem?

By which method of transport does the ion required for companions cells to load sucrose into the phloem pass across the membrane?

Which of these is NOT a piece of evidence for translocation?

True or false – in phloem sap moves from an area of high hydrostatic pressure to an area of low hydrostatic pressure

How is the water potential of the phloem sap affected by assimilates being loaded into it?

Sucrose is a dissacharide composed of which monosaccharides?

True or false – when the phloem is cut, sap will ooze out, this shows that there must be a pressure gradient present