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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Read the different components from (a) to (d) in the list given below and tell the correct order of the components with reference to their arrangement from outer side to inner side in a woody dicot stem 
(a) Secondary cortex
(b) Wood
(c) Secondary phloem
(d) Phellem

The correct order is:

1. (a), (b), (d), (c) 2. (d), (a), (c), (b)
3. (d), (c), (a), (b) 4. (c), (d), (b), (a)
Subtopic:  Dicot Stem |
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Cortex is the region found between
1. endodermis and vascular bundle
2. epidermis and stele
3. pericycle and endodermis
4. endodermis and pith

Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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The vascular cambium normally gives rise to

1. Phelloderm 2. Primary phloem
3. Secondary xylem 4. Periderm
Subtopic:  Activity of Secondary Xylem (OLD NCERT) |
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Casparian strips occur in

1. Epidermis 2. Endodermis
3. Cortex 4. Pericycle
Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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Plants having little or no secondary growth are

1. Grasses 2. Cycads
3. Conifers 4. Deciduous angiosperms
Subtopic:  Secondary Growth in Root (OLD NCERT) |
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Regarding the guard cells:
1. walls away from the stomatal pores are thin and those towards the stomatal pores are thick
2. walls away from the stomatal pores are thick and those towards the stomatal pores are thin
3. chloroplasts are mostly absent
4. play no role in the regulation of opening and closing of stomata

Subtopic:  Dicot Leaf | Monocot Leaf |
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In the primary stems and roots, the type of cells usually present in cortex, pith and medullary rays is:

1. Parenchyma 2. Collenchyma
3. Sclerenchyma 4. Meristem
Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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