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Introduction to Transport in Plants

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Question

Organic and mineral nutrients undergo______

A

Unidirectional

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B

Bidirectional

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C

Multidirectianal

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D

Both A and B

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Solution

The correct option is D Both A and B
Organic material in plants is transferred by phloem while water and mineral nutrients are transferred by xylem. It is a well-known fact that xylem only has unidirectional transport of water while phloem can exhibit bidirectional transport.
So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

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