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Cambridge IGCSE Biology

8.4Translocation

Translocation in Cambridge IGCSE Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Supplement only (Extended candidates).

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 8.4.1Supplement: describe translocation of sucrose and amino acids in the phloem from sources to sinks, and explain why a part of a plant may be a source at one time and a sink at another.

Lessons

  • Translocation: moving sugars in the phloem

    25 min

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Sample question

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Exam style

Translocation: sample question

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Which part of a tomato plant is a sink?

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