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A-LevelBiologyTransport in plants9700/12 · May/June 2018 · Q261 Mark

What is the role of ATP in a companion cell when sucrose is loaded into a sieve tube element?

Amoving sucrose into the sieve tube element
Bremoving protons from the sieve tube element
Cremoving protons out of the cytoplasm of the companion cell
Dtaking up sucrose into the cytoplasm of the companion cell

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C: removing protons out of the cytoplasm of the companion cell

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Transport in plants, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 26.

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