Question
Biology Question on Anatomy of Flowering Plants
One of the characteristic of sieve tube is
A
it is a part of phloem
B
function is transport of inorganic solutes
C
it is dead cell
D
sieve plate is not present
Answer
it is a part of phloem
Explanation
Solution
The phloem consists of sieve elements, companion cells, phloem fibres and phloem parenchyma. Sieve tube members are long, slender, tube-like cells joined end to end to form long tubular channels, the sieve tubes.