The waterproof region around the radial and transverse walls of endodermal cells is the
1. Casparian strip
2. pericycle
3. apoplast
4. symplast
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Initiation of lateral roots and vascular cambium during secondary growth takes place in cells of :
1. Epiblema 2. Cortex
3. Endodermis 4. Pericycle
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The transverse section of plant part showed polyarch, radial and exarch xylem, with endodermis and pericycle. The plant part is identified as:
1. Monocot root 2. Dicot root
3. Dicot stem 4. Monocot stem
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In the dicot root, the vascular cambium originates from:

1. Tissue located below the phloem bundles and a portion of pericycle tissue above protoxylem
2. Cortical region
3. Parenchyma between endodermis and pericycle
4. Intrafascicular and interfascicular tissue in a ring
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Casparian strips occur in?
1. Epidermis
2. Pericycle
3. Cortex
4. Endodermis
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Cortex is the region found between?

1. epidermis and stele

2. pericycle and endodermis

3. endodermis and pith

4. endodermis and vascular bundle

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Compared to a dicot root, a monocot root has: 

1. Many xylem bundles 

2. Inconspicuous annual rings 

3. Relatively thicker periderm 

4. More abundant secondary xylem 

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The highlighted portion [in blue colour; marked as X] in the given T.S. of a monocot root is the outermost layer of the stele. This is the:
               
1. Hypodermis
2. Cortex
3. Pericycle
4. Endodermis
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The given figure shows the transverse section of:
    
1. Dicot root
2. Monocot root
3. Dicot stem
4. Monocot stem
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Identify the correctly matched pair:
Types of vascular tissue Present in
I. Roots
II. Monocot stems
1. I only
2. II only
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
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