NEET2012BotanyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsActual
Water containing cavities in vascular bundles are found in
Options
- Asunflower
- Bmaize
- CCycas
- 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.