The driving force for the movement of materials in the phloem of plants it

A. gravity
B. a difference in osmotic potential between the source and the sink
C. root pressure
D. transpiration of water through the stomates
E. adhesion of water to vessel elements


Ans: B. a difference in osmotic potential between the source and the sink

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