Tracheids differ from the tracheary elements in:
| 1. | Having casparian strips | 2. | Being imperforate |
| 3. | Lacking nucleus | 4. | Being lignified |
Gymnosperms are also called softwood spermatophytes because they lack:
1. Cambium
2. Phloem fibres
3. Thick-walled tracheids
4. Xylem fibres
The chief water conducting elements of xylem in gymnosperms are:
| 1. | vessels | 2. | fibres |
| 3. | transfusion tissue | 4. | tracheids |