HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which cells are found in xylem?
A
Tracheids
B
Sieve Tubes
C
Companion cells
D
Cambium cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The xylem tracheary elements consist of cells known as tracheids and vessel members, both of which are typically narrow, hollow, and elongated. Tracheids are less specialized than the vessel members and are the only type of water-conducting cells in most gymnosperms and seedless vascular plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -The xylem consists of tracheary elements, xylem parenchyma cells, and xylem fiber cells. Tracheary elements are dead, hollow cells with patterned cell walls comprising xylem vessels and tracheids, which function as conductive hollow tubes for water and nutrient transport throughout the plant body.

Detailed explanation-3: -tracheid, in botany, primitive element of xylem (fluid-conducting tissues), consisting of a single elongated cell with pointed ends and a secondary, cellulosic wall thickened with lignin (a chemical binding substance) containing numerous pits but having no perforations in the primary cell wall.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tracheid is the basic cell in the xylem, that is, all plants have tracheids, but not the more highly evolved vessel elements.

Detailed explanation-5: -Xylem is made up of two groups of cells: Tracheids and vessels. Both are non-living cells that help the plant transport water and minerals. Both have thickened cell walls that are heavily lignified. Furthermore, both are elongated tube-like cells.

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