NEET Biology NEET PYQ-Plant Tissue Anatomy

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    Companion cells are closely associated with [AIPMT (S) 2012]

    A) sieve elements

    B) vessel elements

    C) trichomes

    D) guard cells

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Companion cells are characteristic elements of phloem tissue associated with the sieve       tubes (sieve elements) in the angiosperms.
    The siever tubes and companion cells are related ontogenically as they develop from the same mother cell. The companion cells and sieve tubes maintain close cytoplasmic connections through plasmodesmata.


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