Read the following anatomical events in plant development: Event X: Formation of interfascicular cambium from fully differentiated medullary ray cells. Event Y: Formation of secondary xylem elements from the vascular cambium. Event Z: Maturation of root apical meristem cells into root hair cells. Identify the developmental processes that correspond to Events X, Y, and Z respectively.

Step-by-step solution

Event X represents dedifferentiation. Living differentiated cells (medullary ray cells) regain the capacity to divide to form a meristem (interfascicular cambium). Event Y represents redifferentiation. The cells produced by the dedifferentiated meristem (vascular cambium) lose the capacity to divide and mature to perform specific functions (secondary xylem). Event Z represents differentiation. Cells derived from primary meristems (root apical meristem) undergo structural changes to mature into specific cells like r