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maintaining a balance (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter jnney
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lux-lisbon
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> sugar moves from source areas (eg. leaves) to phloem by active transport
> high concentration of sugar in phloem, so water also moves in (by osmosis) to even things out
> this creates area of high pressure in the phloem
> sugar moves up/down phloem towards areas of low pressure (sink areas eg. flowers)
> offloaded at these areas by active transport
> high concentration of sugar in phloem, so water also moves in (by osmosis) to even things out
> this creates area of high pressure in the phloem
> sugar moves up/down phloem towards areas of low pressure (sink areas eg. flowers)
> offloaded at these areas by active transport