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Sucrose enters a phloem sieve-tube cell because of:

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Osmosis

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Water potential

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Active transport

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A process regulated by auxin

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Solution

The correct option is C
Active transport

According to mass flow hypothesis, sucrose moves into the living phloem sieve tube cells by active transport. Active transport is a mode of transport which requires energy to go against the concentration gradient i.e, moving from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration with the help of energy.

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