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Why sucrose and not glucose is the main carbohydrate translocated in phloem?
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∙ 10y ago
It is probably more efficient to do so. Glucose in a monosaccharide whereas sucrose is a disaccharide and is twice the size. So, it's like carrying two bags of groceries on each trip instead of just one at a time. See? Get more done with little effort. ANd that seems to be a recurring theme in many natural processes.
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∙ 10y agoglucose is more readily soluble ,so cannot be stored
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Which tubes in a plant carry glucose?
Carbohydrates are moved about plants in the sieve tubesof the phloem.This movement of materials from one part of a plant to another is called translocation. Carbohydrate is normally translocated as sucrose. If you inject glucose or fructose into a plant, it will probably be converted into sucrose before translocation.
Which carbohydrate is transported around the plant?
Glucose is transported as sucrose. It is non reducing and readily soluble.
What is translocated from the leaves to the growing parts of the plants?
Translocation is the transport of sugars throughout the plant. The phloem is responsible for this, and has sieve tube members and companion cells that connect via the plasmodesmata in order to transport the sugars.
What is the definition for phloem sap?
"Phloem sap" is the product of photosysnthesis in the leaves - basic sugars like sucrose and glucose
What do phloem tubes carry?
Phloem transports sugars from the photosynthetic process to the rest of the plant.
How does glucose get to potatoes in potato plants?
Potato tubers make glucose by degrading sucrose (cane sugar). Sucrose is the end-product of photosynthesis and is transported from the leaves through the phloem to the tuber.
What plant tissue transports sugar solution?
Xylem moves water upward and Phloem move food and nutrients downward to the roots.
Why do insects prefer to eat phloem tissues?
* Because phloem is a soft tissue it can be easily taken into the body of the insects.* It is near to the surface area so insects can reach easily.* The phloem tissue carries food molecules such as sucrose, glucose and amino acid.
Name the tissue that transports sucrose?
phloem
Phloem transport of sucrose can be described as going from?
source to sink
What does sieve plate in plants do?
they allow the sucrose to enter in phloem.
How water and sucrose are transported in flowering plants?
in the xylem and phloem respectivly
