NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1.The epidermis covers both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf. 2.The adaxial epidermis generally has more stomata than the abaxial epidermis. 3.The mesophyll is located between the upper and lower epidermis. 4.The abaxial epidermis may lack stomata. 5.The cuticle is more prominent on the abaxial epidermis.
Options
- Aall are correct
- Bonly 3 is incorret
- CBoth 1 and 3 are correct
- D1,2 and 5 are correct
Correct answer
C. Both 1 and 3 are correct
Step-by-step solution
he epidermis which covers both the upper surface (adaxial epidermis) and lower surface (abaxial epidermis) of the leaf," and that "The tissue between the upper and the lower epidermis is called the mesophyll, the abaxial epidermis generally bears more stomata. the adaxial epidermis may even lack stomata, not the abaxial epidermis.