One possible reason for the lack of a nucleus in sieve-tube cells may be that the nucleus would:

A. impede bulk flow
B. cause the cell to die
C. pass through the plasmodesmata and disrupt bulk flow
D. cause the cell plate not to form
E. interfere with bulk flow in the xylem


A. impede bulk flow

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