Imagine you are studying the turgor pressure at two different ends of a sieve tube. One end of the sieve tube is located within a mature leaf, and the other end is located within the roots. When comparing the turgor pressure within the sieve tube at these two locations, what would you expect to find?

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Turgor pressure is the pressure exerted on the cell wall by the cell contents, which is created by the movement of water into the cell. The sieve tube is a specialized type of plant cell that serves to transport sugars from the leaves to other parts of the plant. As such, the sieve tube at the leaf end would be expected to have a greater turgor pressure than at the root end, since sugars are actively being transported into the sieve tube at the leaf end. Thus, choice C is the correct answer.

Imagine You Are Studying the Turgor Pressure at Two Different