According to the pressure-flow hypothesis, which of the following statements is not true

Question

• Water moves from the xylem to the phloem of a plant.
• Water is necessary for sugars to move through phloem.
• Phloem is able to move sugars in either direction to meet the nutritional needs of the plant.
• The movement of water into a nutrient-rich region of the phloem decreases the pressure in that region.

Answer 1

The pholem transports food from the leaves to the rest of the plant.