NEET Biology Anatomy of Flowering Plants Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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    All the following statements regarding sieve tube elements are correct except that:

    A) their end walls have perforated sieve plates which become impregnated with lignin at maturity.

    B) they possess peripheral cytoplasm as well as a large vacuole.

    C) distinct proteinaceous inclusions, the P-proteins are seen evenly distributed throughout the lumen.

    D) long, slender, tube-like structures arranged in longitudinal series.

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] The end walls of sieve tube elements are perforated in a sieve like manner to form the sieve plates. A mature sieve element possesses a peripheral cytoplasm and a large vacuole but lacks a nucleus.


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