Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The microscope in cell studies

The microscope in cell studies — practice question

A student draws an accurate labelled plan diagram of a section of a leaf that contains a vascular bundle. Which statement correctly describes one part of their plan diagram?

  • AThe vascular bundle has labels for the xylem vessel elements, phloem sieve tube elements and companion cells.
  • BThe vascular bundle is divided into two sections, with the section closer to the upper epidermis labelled as xylem and the other section labelled as phloem.
  • CIn the section of the vascular bundle positioned closer to the lower epidermis, each sieve tube element has an associated companion cell.
  • DThe phloem sieve tube elements are drawn with thick cell walls to represent the lignin in the walls.

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