Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a characteristic of monocot stem?

  1. Single layer epidermis

  2. The vascular bundles are arranged in a ring.

  3. The cortex is absent

  4. Cambium is absent
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The vascular bundles are found scattered throughout the ground tissue. The vascular bundles occurring nearer the ring of the stem are smaller and are closer to one another. The vascular bundles contain no cambium and consequently secondary thickening does not occur.

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