Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 527

Question: Why velamen is not a hypodermal tissue ? Because

Options:

A) It does not originate from dermatogen

B) It originates from dermatogen

C) It originates from ground meristem

D) It originates from pleurome

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Velamen is the outer most tissue of the root.

It originates from dermatogen and it gives rise to epidermis.

Velamen is like a multilayered epiblema.

The outer most layer of velamen is called limiting layer.