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#phloem sap composition

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Predominant sugar transported in phloem sap is:

Pick C: Sucrose. Thinking through PSS- Sec-F-Transport step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Sucrose. Skip these: A) Glucose; B) Fructose; D) Maltose. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

The most abundant carbohydrate translocated in phloem sap is:

Correct option is C, Sucrose. In PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION problems like this, the accurate statement is Sucrose; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) Glucose; B) Fructose; D) Starch. Tissue transport questions usually turn on xylem vs phloem, living vs dead cells, or source vs sink.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.