Phloem in gymnosperms lacks:
- Companion cells only
- Both sieve tubes and companion cells
- Albuminous cells and sieve cells
- Sieve tubes only
Answer
(2) Both sieve tubes and companion cells
Solution
As per NCERT, phloem in angiosperms is composed of sieve tube elements, companion cells, phloem parenchyma and phloem fibres.
Gymnosperms have albuminous cells and sieve cells; they lack sieve tubes and companion cells.
Answer: (2)