NEET 2011 Biology question

In Kranz anatomy, the bundle sheath cells have

(1)Thin walls, many intercellular spaces and no chloroplasts
(2)Thick walls, no intercellular spaces and large number of chloroplastsCorrect
(3)Thin walls, no intercellular spaces and several chloroplasts
(4)Thick walls, many intercellular spaces and few chloroplasts

Answer: (2)

Solution

Kranz (wreath) anatomy is the leaf anatomy of C plants such as maize and sugarcane. The vascular bundles are surrounded by a layer of large bundle sheath cells, and the mesophyll cells are arranged around this sheath like a wreath. NCERT: the bundle sheath cells have a large number of (agranal) chloroplasts, thick

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