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Question

Non-reducing sugars are preferred for translocation because they are:

Options

Choose one · Correct answer highlighted

Easily oxidized Less reactive Correct Highly soluble Rapidly metabolized

Explanation

Pick B: Less reactive. Thinking through PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Less reactive. Skip these: A) Easily oxidized; C) Highly soluble; D) Rapidly metabolized. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.

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