Question

In monocot leaf

• A. Bulliform cells are absent from the epidermis.
• B. Veins form a network.
• C. Mesophyll is well differentiated into these parts.
• D. Mesophyll is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Mesophyll is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma.

Mesophyll is found in between upper and lower epidermis interspersed with veins (vascular bundles). In palisade mesophyll, chlorenchyma occurs in tightly packed rows close to the upper epidermis. In spongy mesophyll, loosely packed chlorenchyma occurs near the lower epidermis. Spongy mesophyll is not differentiated into palisade and spongy layers.