NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
In a young dicot stem, the intrafascicular cambium is located :
Options
- ABetween two adjacent vascular bundles
- BBetween primary xylem and primary phloem
- CBetween pericycle and endodermis
- DBetween secondary xylem and secondary phloem
Correct answer
B. Between primary xylem and primary phloem
Step-by-step solution
In a young dicot stem, the vascular bundles are open, meaning they contain a strip of cambium within them. This cambium, present inherently inside the vascular bundle between the primary xylem and primary phloem, is called the intrafascicular (or fascicular) cambium. The cambium that forms between two adjacent vascular bundles is the interfascicular cambium. Secondary xylem and secondary phloem are tissues produced later by the activity of the continuous cambial ring. Answer: Between primary xylem and primary phloe