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The water cavity present in the xylem of maize stem vascular bundles is

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Important Questions on Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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Identify the labelled parts 1, 2, 3, 4 in the below figure.

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Identify group of plants based on given anatomical characters in sequence.
A) Bicollateral vascular bundles
B) Bulliform cells
C) Ring arrangement of vascular bundles

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Identify the incorrect statements among the following.
A) Epidermal cells are parenchymatous and have small amount of cytoplasm
B) Gymnosperms have vessels in their xylem
C) In bicollateral vascular bundle, phloem is present on either side of cortex
D) Root endodermal cells have deposition of water impermeable, suberin as casparian strips
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The transverse section of a plant shows following anatomical features:

(a) Large number of scattered vascular bundles surrounded by bundle sheath
(b) Large conspicuous parenchymatous ground tissue
(c) Vascular bundles conjoint and closed
(d) Phloem parenchyma absent

Identify the category of plant and its part:

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Helianthus distinguished from maize based on this anatomical character
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An old piece of dicot stem and a dicot root is given to a candidate during practical examination. Which of the following anatomical structures can be used to distinguish between the two?
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The vascular bundles in the stem of monocots are typically
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Mention differences in the vascular bundles of sunflower and maize stems.
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Read the following statements with respect to the dicot stem and select the correct option.

(a) Epidermis is covered with a thin layer of cuticle, may bear trichomes, and a few stomata.

(b) Ring arrangement of conjoint, collateral, and open vascular bundles. 

(c) Presence of semilunar patches of sclerenchyma above the phloem.

(d) Presence of conjunctive tissue between the xylem and the phloem.

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Draw illustrations to bring out the anatomical difference between Monocot stem and Dicot stem.
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The lacunae in the vascular bundle of the monocot stem is
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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In a dicotyledonous stem, the sequence of tissues from outside to inside is:
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What are the differences between the root hairs and stem hairs?
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Select the incorrect option with respect to the given anatomy of the plant part.

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Read the following statements with respect to dicot stem and select the right choice.

i. The epidermis is covered with a thick layer of cuticle.
ii. The cells of endodermis are rich in starch grains.
iii. The pericycle is present on the inner side of endodermis and above the phloem in the form of semilunar patches of sclerenchyma.
iv. The vascular bundles are arranged in a ring.

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The transverse section of a plant material shows the following anatomical features - (a) the vascular bundles are conjoint, scattered and surrounded by a sclerenchymatous bundle sheaths. (b) phloem parenchyma is absent. What will you identify it as?