Due to ______, the phloem of angiosperms and gymnosperms majorly differ.

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Medullary rays

Bast fibre

Sieve tube

answer is C.

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Concept: Gymnosperm sieving cells do not have a sieving board. There are sieving pores that allow flow between adjacent cells.

The angiosperm sieve tube element is wider than the sieve cell and has a sieve plate connecting the ends of adjacent cells.

Therefore, the main difference between angiosperms and gymnosperms phloem is the sieving tube.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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