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Which of the following is not a component of phloem?
Which of the following is not a component of phloem?
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Vessel
Phloem conducts the soluble organic compounds synthesized during photosynthesis.
Components of phloem:
Companion cells – it controls the activity of the adjacent sieve element and participates in loading and unloading of the sugar into the sieve element
Sieve tubes – these elongated living cells, conveys carbohydrates, chiefly sucrose from leaves to roots and fruits
Phloem fibres – they are commercially useful as they possess great tensile strength
Phloem parenchyma- stores the food & also involves in translocation of food.
Vessel
Phloem conducts the soluble organic compounds synthesized during photosynthesis.
Components of phloem:
Companion cells – it controls the activity of the adjacent sieve element and participates in loading and unloading of the sugar into the sieve element
Sieve tubes – these elongated living cells, conveys carbohydrates, chiefly sucrose from leaves to roots and fruits
Phloem fibres – they are commercially useful as they possess great tensile strength
Phloem parenchyma- stores the food & also involves in translocation of food.
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