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so that water and solutes can pass.

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Q: What is the purpose of the holes in the phloems sieve plate?
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the sieve plate is a filter for the water that enters the "Water Vascular System" in Echinoderms.


How many holes are there per square inch in a sieve set?

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Are used for what in a sieve which size plates?

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You can't sepertate jam with raisins with a sieve because jam is lumpy so it will not fall through the sieve. But raisins are too, the holes in a sieve are to small for a raisis to fit through.


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If you pour rock salt over a sieve will it go through?

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