The value for ? in root tissue was found to be -0.15 MPa. If you take the root tissue and place it in a 0.1 M solution of sucrose (? = -0.23 MPa), the net water flow would _____
A) be from the tissue into the sucrose solution
B) be from the sucrose solution into the tissue
C) be in both directions and the concentration of water would remain equal
D) occur only as ATP was hydrolyzed in the tissue
E) be impossible to determine from the values given here
Answer: A
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