Lesson Flashcards: Translocation in the Phloem Biology

Sinks

The areas in a plant where sugars are transported to be used or stored and are, therefore, the destination points of translocation

Bidirectional

The name of the movement of substances like sucrose in more than one direction, up and down the plant

Sources

The areas in a plant where sugars are produced or stored and are, therefore, the starting points of translocation

Translocation

The movement of sucrose around a plant from the source to the sink

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