Q. Read the following statements and select the correct ones.
(i) Phloem parenchyma is absent in most monocots.
(ii) Gymnosperms lack tracheids and vessels.
(iii) Gymnosperms lack companion cells.

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Solution:

Phloem parenchyma is absent in most of the monocots and some herbaceous dicots. Gymnosperms lack companion cells, instead they possess albuminous cells. Gynmosperms lack vessels (except Gnetum etc.) but possess tracheids. Infact, tracheids constitute of wood in gymnosperms.