How do sugars move from one sieve-tube cell to the next?

A) by osmotic diffusion through the sieve plate
B) by flowing along with water through perforations in the sieve plate
C) by active transport across cell membranes at the sieve plate
D) by diffusion through a companion cell that spans the sieve plate


Answer: B

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