Sugars are mainly transported as sucrose in the phloem because it is soluble and metabolically inert, preventing it from being used up during transport.
Sugars are mainly transported as sucrose in the phloem because it is soluble and metabolically inert, preventing it from being used up during transport.
| Front | sugars are principally transported as ... in the phloem because ... |
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| Back | sucrose, it is soluble but metabolically inert |
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