Choose the incorrect statement: a. Bundle sheath cells surround the vascular bundles in both eudicots and monocots. b. Phloem sieve elements contain a higher concentration of amino acids than xylem vessels. c. Phloem sieve elements and xylem tracheary elements are similar at maturity because they are both dead. d. Root hairs are the primary cell type that absorbs water in roots.

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Choose the incorrect statement:

a.

Bundle sheath cells surround the vascular bundles in both eudicots and monocots.

b.

Phloem sieve elements contain a higher concentration of amino acids than xylem vessels.

c.

Phloem sieve elements and xylem tracheary elements are similar at maturity because they are both dead.

d.

Root hairs are the primary cell type that absorbs water in roots.

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