Question

How does the mesophyll differ in the dicot and the monocot leaf?

• A. The mesophyll cells are alike and not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma in dicot leaf
• B. The mesophyll cells are alike and not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma in monocot leaf
• C. The mesophyll of monocots have more palisade and lesser spongy parenchyma, unlike the dicot leaf
• D. The mesophyll of dicots have more palisade and lesser spongy parenchyma, unlike the monocot leaf

Answer 1

The correct option is B

The mesophyll cells are alike and not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma in monocot leaf

In dicot leaf, the mesophyll is made of two types of parenchyma cells. palisade and spongy. This differentiation is not seen in the mesophyll of the monocot leaf. Here the mesophyll is made of similar sized cells.