NEET UG 2023 — Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Consider the following plant tissues: (A) Axillary buds (B) Fascicular vascular cambium (C) Interfascicular cambium (D) Cork cambium (E) Intercalary meristem Identify the lateral meristems among the above.

The transverse section of a plant part showed polyarch, radial and exarch xylem, with endodermis and pericycle. The plant part is identified as :

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Endarch and exarch are the terms often used for describing the position of secondary xylem in the plant body. Statement II: Exarch condition is the most common feature of the root system. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: