NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsPractice
What is true about a monocot leaf?
Options
- AThey are not dorsiventral leaves and possess non-uniform distribution of stomata.
- BAbsence of bulliform cells from epidermis
- CMesophyll not differentiated into palisade and spongy tissues
- DThe leaves do not have parallel venation
Correct answer
C. Mesophyll not differentiated into palisade and spongy tissues
Step-by-step solution
In monocot leaf is isobilateral leaf in which, mesophyll cells are not differentiated into palisade and spongy tissues. But there is well differentiate mesophyll cells in dicot leaf. Also in the upper epidermis, there are some large cells found in groups which are called bulliform cells. The venation pattern in monocot is parallel.