Distinguish between vessels and sieve tubes.

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Vessels Sieve tube
It is used for water transport. It is used for transport of organic nutrients.
The wall is thick. The wall is thin.
The wall is lignified. Lignification is absent.
The end walls between adjacent cells are completely dissolved.
The end walls are perforated with pores called sieve pits.

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Vessels	Sieve tube
It is used for water transport.	It is used for transport of organic nutrients.
The wall is thick.	The wall is thin.
The wall is lignified.	Lignification is absent.
The end walls between adjacent cells are completely dissolved.	The end walls are perforated with pores called sieve pits.