Companion cells in plants are associated with

Options

A. Vessels
B. Sperms
C. Orchids
D. Rhododendrons.

Answer

C

Explanation

The companion cells occur only in angiosperms where they accompany most sieve tube elements.Companion cell is a specilased type of parenchyma cell cpmpanion cell is a speciliased type of parenchyma cell which is closely associated In origin,position and funtion with seive tube elements.THese cells are livinf having abudant granular cytoplasm of the prominet elongated nucleus.Usually,the nuclei of the companion cell serve for the nuclei of the tubes as they them.The companion cells do not contain strach.They live only so long as the sieve tube element with which they are associated and they are crushed with those cells.Longitudinal division of the mother cell of the sieve tube element a companion cell and other sieve tube element.