Question Detail

BOT 102 Fundamentals of Vascular Plant Anatomy and Classification Objective Question
Take CBT

Question

Which of the following best describes the phloem composition in Gymnosperms?
Options
A Sieve cells and companion cells
B Sieve tubes and albuminous cells
C Sieve cells and albuminous cells, but no companion cells
Correct Answer
D Sieve tubes and companion cells, but no albuminous cells
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Page 16, under 'Phloem Composition' for Gymnosperms, states 'Sieve cells, albuminous cells'. Page 22 also specifies that gymnosperms 'have no companion cells in their phloem'.

Hint

Gymnosperms are more primitive than angiosperms and lack certain specialized phloem cells found in the latter.

Question Info

Course: BOT 102
Topic: Fundamentals of Vascular Plant Anatomy and Classification
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 93 of 769
Previous Course Details Next