Sieve Plate

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A diagram showing several phloem cells with sieve plates.

A sieve plate is part of the cell wall between phloem cells that has holes in it to allow sugars to pass through.

References

AQA

Sieve plate, page 76, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA

Sieve plates, page 13, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA