Phloem - structure and function

Annotate the diagrams to explain phloem structure and function

Explanations
a) Sieve tube cells in phloem Images to explain
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b) Sieve plates b)

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c) Sucrose moved into phloem at source
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d) Osmosis
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e) Phloem contents flow towards sink
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© David Faure, InThinking http://www.thinkib.net/biology 1