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

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

In land plants, the guard cells differ from other epidermal cells in having:-

1. mitochondria

2. endoplasmic reticulum

3. chloroplasts

4. cytoskeleton

The cork cambium, cork and secondary cortex are collectively called

1. phellogen

2. periderm

3. phellem   

4. phelloderm

The chief water conducting elements of xylem in gymnosperms are

1. vessels

2. fibres

3. transfusion tissue

4. tracheids