AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

TRANSPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which cells are found in xylem?
A
Tracheids (a type of xylem that does not have pores)
B
Sieve Tubes
C
Companion cells (a type of phloem cell)
D
Cambium cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Xylem cells: It is a water conducting tissue, it has two types of cells which are tracheids and vessels. Both have secondary cell walls. Among them, tracheids are elongated and long cells, they do not have perforated cell walls.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final Answer: Tracheids do not have perforated cell walls.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tracheid have pits in their cell wall but do not have pores. People confuse these pits with pores but it is just a thinned out cell wall not pores. So, tracheids do not have perforated cell walls.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The answer to the given question is Tracheids.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is ‘Medullary rays.

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