NEET Botany Dicot & Monocot Anatomy Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): In dicot stems, the vascular bundles are conjoint, open, and have endarch protoxylem.
Reason (R): The arrangement of vascular bundles in dicot stems is scattered throughout the ground tissue.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
In dicot stems, the vascular bundles are indeed conjoint, open, and have endarch protoxylem, but their arrangement is in a ring, not scattered. Monocot stems have scattered vascular bundles.
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