Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding the transverse section through the midrib region of a typical dorsi-ventral leaf is FALSE?

  1. Veins represent the vascular bundles.

  2. Spongy parenchyma contains very few chloroplasts.

  3. Palisade parenchyma contains a very large number of chloroplasts.

  4. Mesophyll is exclusively composed of sclerenchymatous cells.

  5. Intercellular spaces are absent in epidermis.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mesophyll is the ground tissue that occurs between the two epidermal layers.

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