Certain adaxial epidermal cells along the veins modify themselves into large, empty, colourless cells and these are called bulliform cells.

When the bulliform cells in the leaves absorb water and are turgid, the leaf surface is exposed.

When bulliform cells are flaccid due to water stress, they make the leaves curl inwards to minimize water loss.

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In dicot roots, the cells of which region show Casparian strips?

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OBJECTIVE BIOLOGY FOR NEET VOLUME I>Chapter 6 - Anatomy of Flowering Plants>PRACTICE EXERCISES>Q 142

In the diagram of T.S. of the stele of dicot root, the different parts have been indicated by alphabets; choose the answer in which these alphabets correctly match with the parts they indicate:

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OBJECTIVE BIOLOGY FOR NEET VOLUME I>Chapter 6 - Anatomy of Flowering Plants>PRACTICE EXERCISES>Q 143

In grasses,

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At certain regions, the phellogen cuts off closely arranged parenchymatous cells on the outer side instead of cork cells, these parenchymatous cells soon rupture the epidermis, forming a lens shaped opening called

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Which of the following is correct about lenticels?

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The other names of secondary cortex, cork cambium and cork are

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