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 If sucrose is actively loaded into a companion cell, which combination of changes take place in the cytoplasm of companion cells?

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Important Questions on Transport in Plants

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Which of the following correctly describes the pressure of the two types of elements?
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The figure shows diagrams of T.S of two plant organs, X and Y, containing vascular tissue. Which of the following rows correctly identifies the tissues?

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Movement of water from a root hair to xylem cannot take place entirely through the apoplast pathway due to cell in the 
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Explain how water moves from the soil into a root hair cell.
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Explain how water moves from one root cortex cell to another.
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Explain how water moves from a xylem vessel into a leaf mesophyll cell.
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Arrange the following in order of water potential. Use the symbol > to mean 'greater than'.

Dry atmospheric air, Mesophyll cell, Root hair cell, Soil solution, Xylem vessel contents

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An instrument called a dendrogram can be used to measure small changes in the diameter of a tree trunk. The instrument usually shows that the diameter of the tree trunk is at its lowest during daylight hours and at its greatest at night. Suggest an explanation for these observations.