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How does the pressure flow hypothesis explain the movement of sugars in the phloem?

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Remember that phloem transport is active at the loading and unloading ends (requiring ATP to set up the concentration gradient), but the physical movement through the sieve tubes is a passive bulk flow driven by the resulting pressure gradient.
  • Sugars move from areas of low pressure to high pressure
  • Sugars move from areas of high pressure to low pressure
  • Sugars move in response to the force of gravity
  • Sugars move passively through diffusion
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The Correct Option is B

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