Name: Mineral Nutrition in Plants
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 18 min 21 s
Description: Do only humans need minerals in their diet? No, even plants require different types of minerals. These minerals are grouped as macro and micro-nutrients.

Question

Find the odd one out, giving reasons:

Tracheids, vessels, xylem fibre, companion cells.

Accepted Answer

The higher plants have well-developed vascular tissue system for the transport of substances. The vascular tissues are complex tissues consist of four different types of cells. There are the following two types of vascular tissues:

The xylem is one of the vascular tissues which transports the water absorbed by the roots to the stem, leaves, and other parts of the plants. The xylem is composed of four different types of cells named as tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma, and xylem fibers. Tracheids and vessels primarily perform the function of transport of water and mineral nutrients. Xylem parenchyma serves for the storage of substances. Xylem fibers provide strength to the plants.

The another type of tissue called phloem transports food prepared by the leaves to the stem, roots, and other parts of plants. The phloem is composed of four different types of cells named as sieve tube element, companion cells, phloem parenchyma, and phloem fibers. Sieve tube element transports food and nutrients. Companion cells provide protein and assist sieve tube element. The food remain stored in phloem parenchyma. Phloem fibers provide strength to the plants.

From the above explanation, it can be concluded that tracheids, vessels, and xylem fibers are the components of water-conducting tissue called the xylem, whereas the companion cells are one of the four cells of food conducting tissue called the phloem.

Find the odd one out, giving reasons:

Tracheids, vessels, xylem fibre, companion cells.

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