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NEET Questions / Botany / Anatomy of Flowering Plants / Xylem
The balloon-like outgrowths of parenchyma cells that obstruct xylem vessels, particularly in older woody tissues, are called:
Tyloses
Tracheae
Xylem parenchyma
Sclerenchyma
In which part of a woody stem are tyloses most likely to be found, and what is their primary effect on water transport?
Heartwood; inhibit
Heartwood; facilitate
Sapwood; inhibit
Sapwood; facilitate
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Endarch and exarch are terms used to describe the position of protoxylem in the plant body.
Statement II: Exarch condition is the most common feature of the root system.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Which of the following correctly describes the xylem arrangement in a dicot root?
Endarch
Exarch
Mesarch
Centerarch
In a typical monocot stem, the xylem arrangement is:
Endarch
Exarch
Mesarch
Centerarch
If the protoxylem is located towards the center of the vascular bundle, the arrangement is termed:
Endarch
Exarch
Centrifugal
Centripetal
Which statement is FALSE regarding exarch xylem development?
Protoxylem is located in the center
Metaxylem differentiates towards the center
It is common in roots of most seed plants
It is a characteristic of many vascular plants
βExarchβ is the condition of vascular bundles in which
Protoxylem lies toward the outside and metaxylem lies inward
Metaxylem lies toward the outside and protoxylem lies inward
Metaxylem lies toward the lateral side and protoxylem lies inward
Protoxylem lies toward the lateral side and metaxylem lies inward