NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

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Consider the following statements.
I. In a dicot root, the vascular bundles are collateral and endarch.
II. The innermost layer of cortex in a dicot root is endodermis.
III . In a dicot root, the phloem masses are separated from the xylem by parenchymatous cells that are known as the conjunctive tissue.

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Correct option: C

I is false, but II and III are true

Option C (I is false, but II and III are true) is correct because dicot roots have radial vascular bundles (not collateral), the innermost layer of the cortex is the endodermis, and conjunctive tissue separates xylem and phloem.

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