FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
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The following statements are related to Phloem. Which statement do you think is incorrect?
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Phloem usually transports food from leaves to different parts of the plant
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Phloem is composed of Sieve tube, Companion cells, Phloem parenchyme and Phloem fibres
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Gymnosperms do not have Sieve tube and companion cells
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Phloem parenchyma is absent in most of the dicots
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Phloem parenchyma are absent in monocots because in monocots vascular bundles are open that is they lack cambium so no secondary growth takes place. Phloem parenchyma helps in food storage and in monocots this function is performed by water cavities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phloem parenchyma is absent in most of the monocots. Thus, the monocot stem is the one among the options that do not contain phloem parenchyma.
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