| I: | It usually develops in the cortex region and is a couple of layers thick. |
| II: | It cuts off cells on both sides where the inner cells differentiate into cork and the outer cells differentiate into secondary cortex. |
| I: | Epiblema | Many of the cells of epiblema protrude in the form of unicellular root hairs. |
| II: | Endodermis | The tangential as well as radial walls of the cells have a deposition of suberin in the form of casparian strips. |
| III: | Pericycle | Initiation of lateral roots and vascular cambium during the secondary growth takes place in these cells |
| IV: | Pith | Large and well developed. |
| Statement I: | Endarch and exarch are the terms often used for describing the position of secondary xylem in the plant body. |
| Statement II: | Exarch condition is the most common feature of the root system. |
| Assertion (A): | Late wood has fewer xylary elements with narrow vessels. |
| Reason (R): | Cambium is less active in winters. |
| 1. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 4. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| A: | Lenticels are the lens-shaped openings permitting the exchange of gases. |
| B: | Bark formed early in the season is called hard bark. |
| C: | Bark is a technical term that refers to all tissues exterior to vascular cambium. |
| D: | Bark refers to periderm and secondary phloem. |
| E: | Phellogen is single- layered in thickness. |
| 1. | B and C only | 2. | B, C and E only |
| 3. | A and D only | 4. | A, B and D only |
| 1. | Monocot root | 2. | Dicot root |
| 3. | Dicot stem | 4. | Monocot stem |
| 1. | (A), (B), (D), (C) | 2. | (B), (A), (C), (D) |
| 3. | (A), (B), (C), (D) | 4. | (B), (A), (D), (C) |
| 1. | (A), (C) and (D) only | 2. | (B), (C) and (D) only |
| 3. | (A), (B), (C) and (E) only | 4. | (A), (B), (D) and (E) only |
| Assertion (A): | Both apical and intercalary meristems are primary meristems |
| Reason (R): | Apical and intercalary meristem appear early in life and contribute to the formation of primary plant body |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
| Assertion (A): | Vascular bundles in dicot stem, possess the ability to form secondary xylem and phloem tissues |
| Reason (R): | In dicotyledonous stems, cambium is present between xylem and phloem |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |