Monocot vs Dicot Stem Identification — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptCut a transverse section of young stem of a plant from your school garden and observe it under the microscope. How would you ascertain whether it is a monocot stem or a dicot stem? Give reasons.
A student examines a plant organ's transverse section under a microscope and observes the following features: vascular bundles arranged in a ring, a large central pith, and the presence of cambium between xylem and phloem within each bundle. Which of the following statements about this plant organ are NOT correct? S1. This organ is most likely a dicotyledonous stem. S2. It typically possesses a sclerenchymatous hypodermis for mechanical strength. S3. Medullary rays, consisting of radially placed parenchymatous cells, are present between vascular bundles. S4. The endodermis of this organ is often referred to as the starch sheath. S5. Protoxylem in its vascular bundles is endarch.
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