Early in the Spring, Cherry Trees Produce Flowers, Even Before

Multiple Choice

Early in the spring, cherry trees produce flowers, even before their leaves develop, by using sugars that were stored in their roots the previous year. While cherry flowers are developing, we would expect the phloem pressure near flowers to be ________, and ________ near root storage cells.

A) high; high
B) high; low
C) low; low
D) low; high