8.3 Translocation of sucrose and amino acids

Question 1

humidity

Answer 1

how much water vapour is present in air

Question 2

wilting (of a plant)

Answer 2

losing more water than it can take up, so the cells lose turgidity

Question 3

translocation

Answer 3

the movement of sucrose and amino acids in phloem from sources to sink

Question 4

source

Answer 4

part of a plant that releases sucrose or amino acids, to be transported to other parts

Question 5

sink

Answer 5

Part of a plant to which sucrose or amino acids are being transported, and where they are used or stored.