The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is

1. differentiating 2. maturing
3. elongating 4. widening

Subtopic:  Complex Tissue: Xylem |

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Anatomically, fairly old dicotyledonous root is distinguished from the dicotyledonous stem by
1. Position of protoxylem
2. Absence of secondary xylem
3. Absence of secondary phloem
4. Presence of cortex

Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root | Dicot Stem |
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Heart wood differs from sapwood in
1. Absence of vessels and parenchyma
2. Having dead and non-conducting elements
3. Being susceptible to pests and pathogens
4. Presence of rays and fibres

Subtopic:  Types of Wood (OLD NCERT) |
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Some vascular bundles are described as open because these
1. are surrounded by pericycle but no endodermis
2. are capable of producing secondary xylem and phloem
3. possess conjunctive tissue between xylem and phloem
4. are not surrounded by pericycle

Subtopic:  Vascular Tissue System |
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Water containing cavities in vascular bundles are found in

1. Sunflower 2. Maize
3. Cycas 4. Pinus
Subtopic:  Vascular Tissue System |
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As compared to a dicot root, a monocot root has
1. More abundant secondary xylem
2. Many xylem bundles
3. Inconspicuous annual rings
4. Relatively thicker periderm

Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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Interfascicular cambium develops from the cells of:

1. Xylem parenchyma 2. Endodermis
3. Pericycle 4. Medullary rays
Subtopic:  Activity of Vascular Cambium (OLD NCERT) |
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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
Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root | Dicot Stem |
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A major characteristic of the monocot root is the presence of
1. Scattered vascular bundles
2. Vasculature without cambium
3. Cambium sandwiched between phloem and xylem along the radius
4. Open vascular bundles

Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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Vascular bundles in monocotyledons are considered closed because
1. Cambium is absent
2. There are no vessels with perforations
3. Xylem is surrounded all around by phloem
4. A bundle sheath surrounds each bundle

Subtopic:  Activity of Cork Cambium |
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