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PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION+PYQS

A collection of previous years' questions on how sugars and nutrients move through the phloem in plants. Ideal for students preparing for biology sections in competitive exams.

30 questions

Major source organ during phloem translocation in healthy plants is:

That points to D: Wheat. Compared with the other options, Wheat is the one that correctly describes the PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION concept. The wrong ones are A) Trifolium; B) Bryophyllum; C) Rice. If you’re stuck, eliminate anything that contradicts a basic fact you already know for this topic.

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

Which is least suitable for long-distance phloem transport?

D fits best: Reducing sugars. Keep the PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION basics straight and Reducing sugars stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Non-reducing sugars; B) Mannitol; C) Galactosyl-sucrose oligosaccharides. Light and flowering items often hinge on which photoreceptor or day-length rule is in play.

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

Most abundant component of phloem sap on overall basis is:

Water (C) is correct here. This is core PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION: once you know the definition or pathway step, Water is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Sugars; B) Proteins; D) Ions. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

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

Carbohydrates are synthesized as glucose, transported as sucrose and stored as:

Go with C — Starch. Under PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) Cellulose; B) Glycogen; D) Maltose. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.

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

Water movement between xylem and phloem mainly occurs at:

C fits best: Source and sink regions. Keep the PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION basics straight and Source and sink regions stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Root only; B) Leaf only; D) Stem nodes. Light and flowering items often hinge on which photoreceptor or day-length rule is in play.

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

Glyphosate kills plants mainly because it is:

Go with B — Phloem mobile. Under PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) Xylem mobile; C) Non-translocated; D) Volatile. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.

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

PCMBS inhibits phloem loading by blocking:

That points to B: Apoplastic sucrose transport. Compared with the other options, Apoplastic sucrose transport is the one that correctly describes the PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION concept. The wrong ones are A) Symplastic pathway; C) Photosynthesis; D) Xylem flow. If you’re stuck, eliminate anything that contradicts a basic fact you already know for this topic.

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

Phloem unloading at sink tissues is generally:

That points to B: Energy dependent. Compared with the other options, Energy dependent is the one that correctly describes the PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION concept. The wrong ones are A) Passive only; C) Always diffusion driven; D) Independent of metabolism. If you’re stuck, eliminate anything that contradicts a basic fact you already know for this topic.

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

Transfer cells are specialized by presence of:

Answer: B) Wall ingrowths. For PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) Large vacuoles; C) Sieve plates; D) Tonoplast. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.

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

Intermediary companion cells are characterized by:

C fits best: Numerous plasmodesmata. Keep the PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION basics straight and Numerous plasmodesmata stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Few plasmodesmata; B) No chloroplasts; D) Thick lignified walls. Light and flowering items often hinge on which photoreceptor or day-length rule is in play.

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

Polymer trapping mechanism involves synthesis of:

Raffinose and stachyose (C) is correct here. This is core PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION: once you know the definition or pathway step, Raffinose and stachyose is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Glucose; B) Starch; D) Cellulose. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

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

Double mutants of SWEET11 and SWEET12 show:

Sugar accumulation in source leaves (C) is correct here. This is core PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION: once you know the definition or pathway step, Sugar accumulation in source leaves is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Normal growth; B) Increased translocation; D) Enhanced sink strength. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.

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