Are sieve plate and sieve pores same - Biology - Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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Are sieve plate and sieve pores same?

Ganti Amrutha Varshini · Accepted Answer

Dear student,
Refer below for above asked query:-
Sieve plate and Sieve pores are different
Sieve plates are the connection between the sieve elements
Thus serve as connecting points between the sieve elements
These helps in transporting nutrients in the phloem

Sieve pores are present in the sieve plates which help in movement
of the nutrients through sieve plate and adjacent sieve element

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