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Water containing cavities in vascular bundles are found in

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  1. Asunflower
  2. Bmaize
  3. CCycas
  4. DPinus

Correct answer

B. maize

Step-by-step solution

In monocot stem like Zea mays, vascular bundles are conjoint, collateral and closed. In vascular bundles, the lowermost protoxylem vessels and xylem parenchyma cells dissolve forming a water containing schizolysigenous cavity called protoxylem cavity or lacuna or lysigenous cavity. Protoxylem cavity and protophloem may be absent in the smaller vascular bundles in maize.

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