A major characteristic of the monocot root is the presence of

1. open vascuiar bundles

2. scattered vascular bundles

3. vasculature without cambium

4. cambium sandwiched between phloem and xylem along the radius

You are given a fairly old piece of dicot stem and a dicot root. Which of the following anatomical structures will you use to distinguish between the two?
1. Secondary xylem
2. Secondary phloem
3. Protoxylem
4. Cortical cells

Interfascicular cambium develops from the cells of ?

1. medullary rays

2. xylem parenchyma

3. endodermis

4. pericycle

Lenticels are involved in

1. transpiration

2. gaseous exchange

3. food transport

4. photosynthesis

Age of a tree can be estimated by?

1. its height and girth

2. biomass

3. number of annual rings

4. diameter of its heartwood

The common bottle cork is a product of

(1) Dermatogens

(2) phellogen

(3) xylem

(4) vascular cambium

Companion cells are closely associated with

(1) sieve elements

(2) vessel elements

(3) trichomes

(4) guard cells

Closed vascular bundles lack

(1) ground tissue

(2) conjunctive tissue

(3) cambium

(4) pith

Water containing cavities in vascular bundles are found in

1. sunflower

2. maize

3. Cycas

4. Pinus

Ground tissues includes

1. All tissues except epidermis and vascular bundles

2. Epidermis and cortex

3. All tissues internal to endodermis

4. All tissues external to endodermis