NEET 2015 Biology question

A major characteristic of the monocot root is the presence of :

(1)Scattered vascular bundles
(2)Vasculature without cambiumCorrect
(3)Cambium sandwiched between phloem and xylem along the radius
(4)Open vascular bundles

Answer: (2)

Solution

A monocot root has a radial arrangement of vascular tissue with usually more than six (polyarch) xylem bundles, and cambium is absent, so there is no secondary growth (NCERT, Anatomy of Flowering Plants). Hence

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Question ID VK-091750