NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsPractice
In a mature dicot stem which has undergone secondary growth, the youngest layer of secondary xylem is situated ________________.
Options
- Ain between pith and primary xylem
- Bjust outside the vascular cambium
- Cjust inner to the vascular cambium
- Djust inner to the phellogen
Correct answer
C. just inner to the vascular cambium
Step-by-step solution
Dicot plants are sub group of the division Angiosperms which have two cotyledons or embryonic leaves in their seeds. Meristematic tissue occurring between the mature regions of root and shoots of angiosperms are called secondary meristem. These generally form by dedifferentiation of the permanent tissues. The vascular cambium tissues found within the vascular tissues like xylem and phloem are secondary meristem which help in lateral growth of the plant helping in increasing the girth of the stem. The cambium cells