Skip to main content
A-LevelBiologyTransport in plants9700/12 · May/June 2013 · Q271 Mark

The diagram shows how sucrose is loaded into a sieve tube element. [Figure 27.1] What type of transport is used to move the substances in steps 1, 2 and 3?

This question uses a diagram from the original paper, which isn't shown here. Open the full paper from the past papers archive to see it.

Aactive transport active transport diffusion
Bactive transport facilitated diffusion diffusion
Cfacilitated diffusion active transport active transport
Dfacilitated diffusion facilitated diffusion active transport

✓ Correct answer

B: active transport facilitated diffusion diffusion

Practise more questions on this topic

Oracle Prep sorts past-paper questions by topic, so you can drill Transport in plants and see which topics are most likely to come up next.

Sign up free →

About this question

Topic
Transport in plants, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Biology, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 27.

Questions and mark schemes are from past examination papers and remain the copyright of the exam board. How Oracle Prep builds its content

Related Biology questions

© 2026 Oracle Prep