Question
What is Kranz anatomy?
Solution
Kranz anatomy is the special arrangement of the cells found in the C4 plants.
The characteristics of Kranz anatomy are:
The bundle sheath cells form several layers around the vascular bundles. The chloroplasts of bundle sheath cells are large and more in number, they have thick walls and no intercellular spaces. Mesophyll cells are undifferentiated and arranged in concentric layers around the vascular bundles.
