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A-LevelBiologyTransport in plantsFeb/Mar 2019Paper 1 Q251 Mark

The diagrams show transverse sections of parts of a plant with some transport tissues labelled from 1 to 6. [Figure shows transverse sections of a leaf, stem, and root with labelled tissues 1-6] Which row shows tissues that mainly transport water and tissues that mainly transport sucrose?

Amainly transport water: 1 and 3, mainly transport sucrose: 4 and 6
Bmainly transport water: 1 and 6, mainly transport sucrose: 3 and 5
Cmainly transport water: 2 and 3, mainly transport sucrose: 4 and 5
Dmainly transport water: 3 and 5, mainly transport sucrose: 2 and 6

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Feb/Mar 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Transport in plants and is worth 1 mark.

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