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What is a sieve phloem?

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The cells having sieve like perforations in their cell walls present in phloem are the sieve tubes of the phloem.

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What are phloem vessels made of?

Phloem consists for a sieve tube and a companion cell


Where is the sieve tube located?

Sieve tubes are located in the phloem tissue of vascular plants.


What are the constituents of phloem?

i) Sieve tubes (ii) Companion cells (iii) Phloem parenchyma (iv) Phloem fibres


What are constituents of phloem?

i) Sieve tubes (ii) Companion cells (iii) Phloem parenchyma (iv) Phloem fibres


What is the structure of the Phloem?

Phloem is composed of sieve elements and companion cells. Each sieve element has a companion cell that provides ATP and other necessary support to the sieve element. In addition to this there are sieve plates that separate sieve cells.


WHAT ARE THE ADAPTATIONS OF THE PHLOEM?

Phloem cells do not have a nucleus, and they have very few vacuoles. They act much like a sieve.


What is the conducting cell in phloem tissue?

Sieve tube cells


What does sieve plate in plants do?

they allow the sucrose to enter in phloem.


Does mitosis occur in the phloem?

No, mitosis does not occur in the phloem. Mitosis is the process of cell division, and in the phloem, specialized cells called sieve elements are responsible for transporting sugars. These sieve elements are formed via a process called differentiation, not mitosis.


Function of phloem parenchyma?

The parenchyma cells in between the sieve tubes of the phloem, and functions primarily for food storage.


What are the dark rounded bodies inside phloem cells?

Sieve tubes


What is the diffference between xylem and phloem?

Xylem contains Vessels, trachieds and xylem parenchyma Phloem consists of sieve tubes, companion cells and phloem parenchyma