BRAINCAKETranslocation
Translocation is the movement of organic substances and some minerals from one part of the plant to another.
Substances being transported include sucrose and amino-acids.
The parts of the plant where these substances called are produced are called sources and the parts of the plant where they are used or stored are call sinks. Assimilates are moved from source (where they are made or taken into the plant) to sink (where they are needed, for example a developing flower).
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Key terms in this lesson
- diffusion
- The net passive movement of molecules or ions from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration, down a concentration gradient.
- phloem
- Plant vascular tissue, made of sieve tube elements and companion cells, that transports organic solutes such as sucrose around the plant.
More in Mass Transport in Plants
- Movement of Water across the Roots
- Movement of Water Up the Stem
- Movement of Water Across the Leaf
- Movement of Water Through the Stomata
- Phloem Loading
- Mass Flow through Sieve Tube Elements
- Mass Flow Model
- Phloem Unloading
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