OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

FORESTRY

PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This tissue is composed of mostly living cells:sieve cells in conifers and; sieve tube elements with companion cells in hardwoods:
A
Functional phloem
B
Functional xylem
C
Parenchyma cells
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -PHLOEM. The structural elements of phloem include sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem parenchyma and secretory cells. The sieve tube is the conducting element of the phloem. It is formed from a vertical series of elongated cells, interconnected by perforations in their walls in areas known as sieve plates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Phloem companion cells are parenchymatous and these have a nucleus. These are also the living cells of phloem.

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