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Answer to: Assertion: In angiosperms, the conduction of water is more efficient because their xylem has vessels.

(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect. Explanation: Xylem is the water conducting tissue. It consists of living cells like parenchyma...

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Answer to: Assertion: The two cotyledons in seed are embryonic leaves.

Correct option: (b) Explanation: During epigeal germination, cotyledons come out of the soil. The green cotyledons function as leaves of the seedl...

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Answer to: Assertion: Collenchyma is thick walled dead tissue. Reason: Collenchymatous cells show thickenings of pectin.

(e) If the Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct. Explanation: Collenchyma is made up of living cells with unevenly thickened cell wall...

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Answer to: Assertion: In collateral vascular bundles, phloem is situated towards inner side.

(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect. Explanation: Collateral vascular bundles have the xylem pointing towards the inner side of the...

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Answer to: Assertion: Higher plants have meristematic regions for indefinite growth.

Correct option: (a) Explanation: The root apex and shoot apex are meristematic in nature. These meristematic tissues are embryonic in origin. They...

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Answer to: Assertion: Cambium is a lateral meristem and cause growth in width.

Correct option: (b) Explanation: Fusiform initials are vertically elongated cells that produce xylem and phloem elements. Ray initials are isodiam...

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Answer to: Assertion: Thick cuticle is mostly present in disease resistant plants.

(e) If the Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct. Explanation: Plant cuticles are a protective waxy covering produced only by the epide...

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Answer to: In stems, the protoxylem lies towards the __________ and the metaxylem lies towards the __________ of the organ.

(a) centre; periphery Explanation: The first formed primary xylem elements are called protoxylem and the later formed primary xylem is called meta...

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Answer to: Sclerenchyma usually_______ and ________ protoplasts.

(d) dead, without Explanation: Sclerenchyma consists of long, narrow cells with thick and lignified cell walls having a few or numerous pits. They...

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Answer to: If a stem is girdled

(a) Root dies first Explanation: If a stem is girdled, root dies first, as the food synthesized by leaves is not able to reach to the roots.

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Answer to: Two cross-sections of stem and root appear simple, when viewed by naked eye.

(d) endarch condition of stem and exarch condition of root Explanation: The cross sections of stem and root appear simple, when viewed by naked ey...

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Answer to: In the sieve elements, which one of the following is the most likely function of P-proteins?

(a) Deposition of callose on sieve plates. Explanation: In the sieve elements, P-proteins deposit callose on sieve plates.

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Answer to: Grafting is successful in dicots but not in monocots because the dicots have

(b) cambium for secondary growth Explanation: Grafting is a horticultural technique whereby tissues from one plants are inserted into those of ano...

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Answer to: In which one of the following would you expect to find glyoxysomes?

(b) Endosperm of castor Explanation: Glyoxysomes are found in the plant cells particularly in the cells of germinating fatty seeds, e.g. endosperm...

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Answer to: Which one of the following statements pertaining to plant structure is correct?

(c) Sieve tube elements possess cytoplasm but no nuclei. Explanation: Sieve tube elements possess cytoplasm but lack nucleus at maturity. Its meta...

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Answer to: Cork cambium results in the formation of cork which becomes impermeable to water due to the accumulation of

(b) suberin Explanation: Phellogen produces cork or phellem on the outer side. It consists of dead and compactly arranged rectangular cells that p...

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Answer to: Companion cells in plants are associated with

(c) sieve elements Explanation: Companion cells are long elongated living cells, that lie on the sides of the sieve tubes in phloem. Companion cel...

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