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Companion cells are associated with
BiologyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsAIIMSAIIMS 2018 (27 May)
Options:
  • A tracheids
  • B phloem parenchyma
  • C sieve tubes
  • D xylem vessels.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: sieve tubes
Companion cells are narrow, elongated and thin walled living cells. They lie on the sides of the sieve tubes and are closely associated with them through compound plasmodesmata.

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