Translocation (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What does translocation move through phloem tissue?
What does translocation move through phloem tissue?
Dissolved sugars and nutrients
How are phloem cells arranged?
How are phloem cells arranged?
Long tube-like cells joined end to end
What allows cell sap to flow from one phloem cell to the next?
What allows cell sap to flow from one phloem cell to the next?
Pores in the end walls
Where in plants is glucose made during photosynthesis?
Where in plants is glucose made during photosynthesis?
Leaves
What does glucose get converted into for easy transport through phloem?
What does glucose get converted into for easy transport through phloem?
Sucrose
What form are sugars stored in when they reach storage organs like potatoes?
What form are sugars stored in when they reach storage organs like potatoes?
Starch
What do scientists use to track sugar movement in plants?
What do scientists use to track sugar movement in plants?
Radioactive carbon
Where is meristem tissue found in plants?
Where is meristem tissue found in plants?
Growing tips of shoots and roots
What can stem cells in meristem tissue develop into?
What can stem cells in meristem tissue develop into?
Xylem, phloem and other specialised cells
Which plant parts cannot photosynthesize and need translocation?
Which plant parts cannot photosynthesize and need translocation?
Roots and growing shoots