NEETBiologyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
The chief water conducting elements of xylem
in gymnosperms are :
- AFibres
- BTransfusion tissue
- CVessels
- DTracheids
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Correct answer: D
Tracheids are chief water conducting
elements of xylem in gymnosperms. They
are devoid of protoplasm and hence dead.
The wall constituting the tracheids is hard,
thick and lignified. These are elongated cells
with tapering ends.
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