Question

In higher plants, transport of food material occurs through ______________.

• A. Companion cells
• B. Sieve elements
• C. Tracheids
• D. Transfusion tissue

Answer 1

The correct option is B Sieve elements

The food manufactured in the leaves is translocated upwards and downwards. And to all the parts of the plant through its phloem. The phloem conducts some other substances like amino acids. The conducting cells of the phloem are cylindrical cells known as sieve tubes. These partitions are known as sieve plates. Sieve elements are the food conducting cells of many phloem tissues. Sieve elements in angiosperms are the sieve tubes, while in gymnosperms and pteridophytes, these are sieve cells.

So, the correct answer is option B.