What is the water potential of phloem relative to the water potential of the surrounding xylem?

a. lower
b. higher
c. about the same
d. exactly the same


Ans: a. lower

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a. movement of a molecule from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration b. ability of a substance to pass through any membrane c. ability of only certain molecules to pass across a membrane d. need for carrier proteins to transport some molecules across a membrane e. ability of molecules to be transported across a membrane

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What causes the hypocotyl of dicots to straighten?

a. light b. gravity c. wind d. wind e. soil

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A single atom of carbon may form up to

__________ covalent bonds with other atoms. a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 e. 6

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Carbon is fixed in which part of the diagram in Figure 9-3?


a. A
b. G
c. 4
d. 2
e. 1

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