Translocation and mass flow

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This decreases when sucrose is actively loaded into the sieve tube
water potential
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When water flows into the sieve tube, this increases
hydrostatic pressure
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Translocation is the movement of...
assimilates
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What is the source in translocation?
Leaves
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Mechanism in which sugars are assimilated in the source
photosynthesis
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What is the main sink?
roots
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What is another possible sink?
meristem
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What is the whole mechanism known as?
mass flow
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When water flows into the sieve tube, this increases

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Translocation is the movement of...

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What is the source in translocation?

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