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 typify the vascular bundles.

  2. Spongy parenchyma accomodates very few chloroplasts.

  3. Palisade parenchyma accomodates huge number of chloroplasts.

  4. Mesophyll is exclusively composed of sclerenchymatous cells.

  5. Intercellular spaces are absent in epidermis.
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Explanation

Mesophyll is the ground tissue lying between two epidermal layers. It is particularly composed of chlorenchyma cells. The mesophyll is a  palisade parenchyma and a lower spongy parenchyma.

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