Question

Give reason

Companion cells having very active cytoplasm

and elongated nucleus .

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Answer 1

Explanation:

Sieve-tube elements are almost always adjacent to nucleus-containing companion cells, which have been produced as sister cells with the sieve element from the same mother cell. Companion cells apparently function with the enucleate sieve-tube elements and die when they break down. The sieve cells of nonangiospermous vascular plants lack true companion cells, although other adjacent cells may serve a similar function.

The small pores of sieve cells and the larger ones of sieve elements are traversed by strands of cytoplasm called P-protein. It is not known whether P-protein is active in transport or merely serves as a seal against leakage in case of injury.