Companion cells are closely associated with
- Sieve elements
- Trichomes
- Vessel elements
- Guard cells
Answer
(1) Sieve elements
Solution
As per NCERT, companion cells are specialised parenchymatous cells which are closely associated with sieve tube elements; the two are connected by pit fields in their common longitudinal walls.
∵ The functions of sieve tubes are controlled by the nucleus of companion cells, the two work as one unit of phloem.
Answer: (1)