A specialized parenchyma cell, located in the phloem of flowering plants and closely associated with the development and function of a sieve-tube element. Companion cells probably provide ATP, proteins, and other substances to the sieve-tube elements, whose cytoplasm lacks many structures necessary for cell maintenance.
Nucleus to control translocation (transport of sucrose), via the production of enzymes and carrier proteins. Also, many mitochondria to produce ATP for active transport.
Xylem - Tracheids and Vessels. Phloem - Sieve-tube cells and Companion cells.
There is a layer of living Phloem and there is a layer of living xylem. Both these layer produce dead tissue, the Phloem produces bark (dead protective outer layer), the xylem produces wood (dead supportive inner layer). Both the wood and the bark are dead. It is only the two thin layers of Phloem and Xylem that are alive.
Phloem and xylem are the two main types of vascular tissue found in plants. Xylem is the tissue that mainly carries water, and a few minerals, in the system. Phloem is the tissue that carries photosynthetic materials through the plant.
Companion cells have the structure of a 'normal' plant cell. Sieve tubes don't have nuclei, tonoplasts and ribosomes. Also there are no sieve plates in a companion cell, whereas there are in sieve tubes.
Xylem and Phloem Xylem-transports water from the roots Phloem-transports food from the process of photosynthesis through other parts of the plant
Xylem - Tracheids and Vessels. Phloem - Sieve-tube cells and Companion cells.
Xylem is different from phloem structurally and functionally.Xylem consists of Tracheids, vessels and xylem parenchyma whereas phloem consists of Sieve tubes, companion cells and phloem parenchyma.Xylem conducts water and minerals to the leaves whereas phloem transports the prepared food from leaves to different parts of plant body.
Phloem is a conductive plant tissue and is found in the stems and leaf veins. It facilitates the movement of the sugars produced by photosynthesis to the rest of the plant. Phloem also provides a minor role in the support structure of the stem.
There is a layer of living Phloem and there is a layer of living xylem. Both these layer produce dead tissue, the Phloem produces bark (dead protective outer layer), the xylem produces wood (dead supportive inner layer). Both the wood and the bark are dead. It is only the two thin layers of Phloem and Xylem that are alive.
Phloem and xylem are the two main types of vascular tissue found in plants. Xylem is the tissue that mainly carries water, and a few minerals, in the system. Phloem is the tissue that carries photosynthetic materials through the plant.
Phloem as it transports sugars two ways
There are two types of vascular tissue in plants - the xylem and phloemXylem are elongated water conducting cells. The walls of the xylem are perforated and allow water and salts to pass though side ways from cell to cell.The walls of the xylem tissue are strengthened by deposition of lignin on them. This lignin makes the cell woody and impermeable. Xylem is the wood in woody plants that also help in supporting the plants.Phloem are living cells supported by companion cells. The end walls of these calls are perforated and allow organic solutes to flow to different parts of the plant.
The two main types of vessels in the leaf are xylem and phloem. Xylem vessels transport water and minerals from the roots to the leaves, while phloem vessels transport sugars and nutrients throughout the plant. These vessels are part of the plant's vascular system and play a crucial role in the distribution of resources and support for the leaf.
Companion cells have the structure of a 'normal' plant cell. Sieve tubes don't have nuclei, tonoplasts and ribosomes. Also there are no sieve plates in a companion cell, whereas there are in sieve tubes.
Xylem and Phloem Xylem-transports water from the roots Phloem-transports food from the process of photosynthesis through other parts of the plant
Phloem is the one of the two main types of tissue in vascular plants, which conducts synthesized nutrients to all parts of the plant. It is made up of sap-conducting tubes sieve tubes and the cells that lie alongside them companion cells, elongated cells of soft tissue parenchyma, and fibers
The two tubes are phloem and xylem