NEET2010BotanyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsActual
Why are vascular bundles closed in monocots?
Options
- AXylem and phloem are present.
- BXylem and phloem occur in separate bundles.
- CVascular cambium is present between xylem and phloem.
- DVascular cambium is not present.
Correct answer
D. Vascular cambium is not present.
Step-by-step solution
The vascular system consists of complex tissues, the phloem and the xylem. The xylem and phloem together constitute vascular bundles. In dicotyledonous stems, cambium is present between phloem and xylem. Such vascular bundles because of the presence of cambium possess the ability to form secondary xylem and phloem tissues, and hence are called open vascular bundles. In the monocotyledons, the vascular bundles have no cambium present in them. Hence, since they do not form secondary tissues so they are referred to as