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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Specialised epidermal cells surrounding the guard cells are called:
1. Lenticels
2. Complementary cells
3. Subsidiary cells
4. Bulliform cells

Subtopic:  Epidermal Tissue System |
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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 balloon-shaped structures called tyloses
1. are linked to the ascent of sap through xylem vessels
2. originate in the lumen of vessels
3. characterize the sapwood
4. are extensions of xylem parenchyma cells into vessels

Subtopic:  Complex Tissue: Xylem |
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Identify the wrong statement in context of heartwood:
1. Organic compounds are deposited in it
2. It is highly durable
3. It conducts water and minerals efficiently
4. It comprises dead elements with highly lignified walls

Subtopic:  Types of Wood (OLD NCERT) |
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Which of the following is made up of dead cells?
1. Xylem parenchyma
2. Collenchyma
3. Phellem
4. Phloem

Subtopic:  Activity of Cork Cambium |
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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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Stomata in grass leaf are

1.Dumb-bell shaped2.Barrel shaped
3.Rectangular4.Kidney shaped
Subtopic:  Epidermal Tissue System |
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