NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
What is the presence of phloem parenchyma in monocot stem?
Options
- APresent
- BAbsent
- CSometimes present
- DOnly in the peripheral vascular bundles
Correct answer
B. Absent
Step-by-step solution
The monocot stem has a sclerenchymatous hypodermis, a large number of scattered vascular bundles, each surrounded by a sclerenchymatous bundle sheath, and a large, conspicuous parenchymatous ground tissue Vascular bundles are conjoint and closed. Peripheral vascular bundles are generally smaller than the centrally located ones. The phloem parenchyma is absent, and water-containing cavities are present within the vascular bundles.