Multiple choice

Which of the following is a function of sieve tubes?

  1. Translocation of minerals and food

  2. Translocation of water

  3. Translocation of minerals and water

  4. Elimination of organic food
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Explanation

Translocation of food is a function of sieve tubes. Sieve tube elements are a specialised type of elongated cells in the phloem tissue of flowering plants. The ends of these cells are connected with other sieve tube members and together they constitute the sieve tubes.

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