Question

Ground tissue having differentiated concentric layers is found in

• A. Dicot leaf
• B. Monocot leaf
• C. Dicot stem
• D. Monocot stem

Answer 1

The correct option is C Dicot stem

A. Dicot leaf – Mesophyll is the ground tissue. It is differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma.

B. Monocot leaf – Mesophyll is the ground tissue. It is not differentiated. It shows only spongy parenchyma.

C. Cortex is the ground tissue in dicot stem. It is differentiated into hypodermis, general cortex and endodermis.

D. Monocot stem – the region present inner to the hypodermis is ground tissue. It shows scattered arrangement of vascular bundles.

So, the correct option is ‘Dicot stem’.