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Anatomy Of Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI11026096

An open collateral bundle is one in which :

  • xylem and phloem are seprated by cambium;

  • xylem and phloem lie side by side

  • cambium occurs on the out side of bundle

  • cambium does not occur in the bundle

Solution

A.

xylem and phloem are seprated by cambium;

Collateral bundle, that is, phloem on outside and xylem on inner side. It is open when a strip of cambium is present between xylem and phloem. e.g., dicot and Gymnosperms stem.