Which one of the following statements pertaining to plant structure is correct

Options

A. Cork has no stomata, but lenticels carry out transpiration
B. Passage cells help in transfer of food from cortex to phloem
C. Sieve tube elements possess cytoplasm but not nuclei
D. The shoot apical meristem has a quiescent centre

Answer

C

Explanation

Sieve elements are living cells without nucleus. Each mature sieve element has thin or thick cellulose wall surrounding a highly albumins and viscous contents. Cytoplasm occurs in the form of thin lining enclosing a big central vacuole.