NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsPractice
Which of the following tissue systems constitute bulk of the plant body?
Options
- AEpidermal tissue system
- BGround tissue system
- CVascular tissue system
- DBoth A and C
Correct answer
B. Ground tissue system
Step-by-step solution
The outermost covering of the whole plant body forms the epidermal tissue system that includes the epidermal cells and appendages with stomata. This system basically provides protection to the main plant body. Vascular tissue system is made of complex tissues having more than one type of cells working together as one unit. Main function of the unit is transport. All the tissues excluding epidermal and vascular come in the category of ground tissue system that forms the bulk of the plant body. Simple tissues like pa