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Match the following.

A. Sieve tubes 1. Sclerenchymatous

B. Companion cells 2. Perforated end walls

C. Phloem parenchyma 3. Connected to sieve tubes

D. Phloem fibres 4. Dense cytoplasm

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A. Sieve tubes - Perforated end walls
B. Companion cells - Connected to sieve tubes
C. Phloem parenchyma - Dense cytoplasm
D. Phloem fibres - Sclerenchymatous

Sieve tube is a long tube-like structure with perforation in the end wall.
Companion cells are associated with sieve tubes.
Phloem parenchyma has dense cytoplasm.
Phloem fibres have sclerenchymatous cells.

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