NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
What is the characteristic of the mesophyll of an isobilateral leaf?
Options
- AIt is differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma
- BIt is made up of elongated cells
- CIt is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma
- DIt is made up of oval or round cells
Correct answer
C. It is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma
Step-by-step solution
The anatomy of isobilateral leaf is similar to that of the dorsiventral leaf in many ways. It shows the following characteristic differences . In an isobilateral leaf, the stomata are present on both the surfaces of the epidermis; and the mesophyll is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma . In grasses, certain adaxial epidermal cells along the veins modify themselves into large, empty, colourless cells. These are called bulliform cells. When the bulliform cells in the leaves have absorbed water and