NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
Match List-I with List-II regarding the anatomical features of flowering plants. List-I List-II (A) Dicot root (I) Scattered conjoint vascular bundles (B) Monocot root (II) Diarch to hexarch xylem (C) Dicot stem (III) Polyarch xylem (D) Monocot stem (IV) Ring arrangement of vascular bundles Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A(A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
- B(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
- C(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
- D(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
Correct answer
D. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
Step-by-step solution
According to NCERT, different plant organs have characteristic vascular arrangements: Dicot roots typically have two to four (diarch to hexarch) xylem patches. Monocot roots have usually more than six (polyarch) xylem bundles. Dicot stems are characterised by vascular bundles arranged in a ring. Monocot stems have scattered vascular bundles in the ground tissue. Therefore, the correct matching is (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I). Answer: (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)