Tissues · Class 9 · CBSE Science
Which of the following elements of xylem is purely living and stores food?
Practice question from Tissues (Class 9 · CBSE Science), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Which of the following elements of xylem is purely living and stores food?
- A.Xylem vessels
- B.Xylem tracheids
- C.Xylem parenchymaCorrect answer
- D.Xylem fibres
Solution
Xylem parenchyma consists of living cells whose main function is to store food and help in the sideways conduction of water. All other xylem elements are typically dead at maturity.
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