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.