NEETBotany-Plant Anatomy

NEET Botany Vascular Bundles MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 11

Select true statement from given statement.

(i) When xylem and phloem within a vascular bundle are arranged in an alternate manner on different radii, the arrangement is called radial.

(ii) In conjoint type of vascular bundles, the xylem and phloem are situated at the same radius of vascular bundles.

(iii) Conjoint type of vascular bundles present in stems and leaves.

(iv) In the conjoint vascular bundles usually have the phloem located only on the inner side of xylem.

(v) The cortex consists of several layers of thin-walled collenchyma cells with intercellular spaces.

A

(i), (ii) and (iii)

B

(ii), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

C

(iii), (iv) and (v)

D

All of these

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Statements (i), (ii), and (iii) are true. Radial arrangement is typical in roots, and conjoint bundles are common in stems and leaves.

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