Q. Transport of food material in higher plants takes place through
A) Companion cells
B) Transfusion tissue
C) Tracheids
D) Sieve elements
Explanation
[Solution from source] Food is carried in phloem, through the sieve tube elements (sieve cells in gymnosperms) joined end to end by sieve plates. Companion cells only support the sieve tubes, tracheids conduct water, and transfusion tissue is a gymnosperm leaf tissue. Answer (4).
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