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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Question:

Match the Column I with Column II :

Column I Column II
1. Open vascular bundles a. No cambium present, no secondary tissue formation
2. Closed vascular bundles b. Cambium present, secondary tissue formation possible
3. Radial arrangement c. Xylem and phloem arranged along the same radius 
4. Conjoint vascular bundles d. Xylem and phloem arranged alternately along different radii

 

Options:

1 - b, 2 - c ,3 - a ,4 - d

1 - d ,2 - a ,3 - b ,4 - c

1 - b, 2 - a ,3 - d ,4 - c

1 - a, 2 - b ,3 - d ,4 - c

Correct Answer:

1 - b, 2 - a ,3 - d ,4 - c

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - 1 - b, 2 - a ,3 - d ,4 - c 

Column I Column II
1. Open vascular bundles b. Cambium present, secondary tissue formation possible
2. Closed vascular bundles a. No cambium present, no secondary tissue formation
3. Radial arrangement d. Xylem and phloem arranged alternately along different radii
4. Conjoint vascular bundles c. Xylem and phloem arranged along the same radius

The vascular system consists of complex tissues, the phloem and the xylem.The xylem and phloem together constitute vascular bundles . In dicotyledonous stems, cambium is present between phloem and xylem. Such vascular bundles because of the presence of cambium possess the ability to form secondary xylem and phloem tissues, and hence are called open vascular bundles. In the monocotyledons, the vascular bundles have no cambium present in them. Hence, since they do not form secondary tissues they are referred to as closed. When xylem and phloem within a vascular bundle are arranged in an alternate manner along the different radii, the arrangement is called radial such as in roots. In conjoint type of vascular bundles, the xylem and phloem are jointly situated along the same radius of vascular bundles. Such vascular bundles are common in stems and leaves. The conjoint vascular bundles usually have the phloem located only on the outer side of xylem.