Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 131
Question: Vascular bundles in dicot stem are [MHCET 2001]
Options:
A) Conjoint and collateral
B) Conjoint and closed
C) Conjoint, collateral and open
D) Collateral and open
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Conjoint: A vascular bundle having both xylem and phloem together, is called conjoint.
Collateral: A vascular bundle in which the phloem lies towards outer side and xylem towards inner side, is called collateral e.g., Sunflower.
Collateral bundle having a cambium between xylem and phloem is said to be of the open type.
e.g., Dicot stem.