sieve-tube element
noun
a long, thin-walled cell in the phloem, involved in conducting food. Compare sieve cell.
sieve-tube elements
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pluralof sieve-tube element.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Figure 23.37 Sucrose is actively transported from source cells into companion cells and then into the sieve-tube elements.
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Sucrose is actively loaded into the sieve-tube elements of the phloem.
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Sucrose produced in the Calvin cycle is loaded into the sieve-tube elements of the phloem, and the increased solute concentration causes water to move by osmosis from the xylem into the phloem.
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Lateral sieve areas connect the sieve-tube elements to the companion cells.
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In angiosperms, sieve-tube elements contain the sugar solution.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
