The transverse section of a plant shows following anatomical features:
(a) Large number of scattered vascular bundles surrounded by bundle sheath.
(b) Large conspicuous parenchymatous ground tissue.
(c) Vascular bundles conjoint and closed.
(d) Phloem parenchyma absent.
Identify the category of plant and its part:
- AMonocotyledonous stem
- BMonocotyledonous root
- CDicotyledonous stem
- DDicotyledonous root
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
These features are characteristic of a Monocotyledonous stem:
Scattered vascular bundles (not in a ring).
Bundles are conjoint and closed (no cambium).
Presence of bundle sheath.
Absence of phloem parenchyma.
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Scattered vascular bundles (not in a ring).
Bundles are conjoint and closed (no cambium).
Presence of bundle sheath.
Absence of phloem parenchyma.
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