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Select true statements - (A) Bast fibr...

Select true statements -
(A) Bast fibres are made up of sclerenchymatous cells.
(B) The companion cells help in maintaining the pressure gradient in the sieve tubes.
(C) Phloem parenchyma is absent in Zea mays stem

A

Only A and B

B

Only B & C

C

Only C

D

All A, B, and C

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D
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