Translocation Flashcards
_ transported in phloem by translocation (2)
Sucrose
Amino acids
Translocation is movement from areas of production to areas where they are used in _ or _
Respiration
Growth
(Sinks)
Translocation nutrients are carried in a fluid called _
Sap
Water from nearby tissue is drawn into the concentrated sap at source, pushing it to the
Sink
Depending on season, source may be _ or _
Leaves
Tubers
Tubers are _ organs
Storage
While sink is shoots, buds, flowers, fruits, seeds, or _
Storage organs
Source in summer, sugar produced in leaves by photosynthesis and moves to sink which are _
Tubers
Starch is a store in _
Tubers
In spring, store is starch converted into sugar in tubers which moves up towards
Leaves
Glucose produces by leaves by photosynthesis into _
Sucrose
Sucrose converted into starch in
Tubers
In spring, tubers are the source because they start to sprout providing growth to _
Other plant (sink)
