NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1.The cortex of the dicotyledonous stem consists of four sub-zones. 2.The pith in dicot stems is composed of parenchymatous cells. 3.Vascular bundles in dicot stems are scattered. 4.The hypodermis in monocot stems is made of collenchymatous cells. 5.The pith in dicot stems is composed of xylem and phloem.
Options
- Aall are correct
- Bonly 2 is correct
- Call are incorrect
- D1,2,3 and 5 are correct
Correct answer
B. only 2 is correct
Step-by-step solution
A large number of rounded, parenchymatous cells with large intercellular spaces which occupy the central portion of the stem constitute the pith,