Which of the following are the water-conducting cells of xylem, have thick walls, and are dead at functional maturity?

a) clerenchyma cells
b) sieve-tube elements
c) collenchyma cells
d) tracheids and vessel elements
e) parenchyma cells


Ans: d) tracheids and vessel elements

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