Question

Radial conduction of water and food material in the woody stems is the functions of.

• A. Endodermis
• B. Xylem fibres
• C. Vessels
• D. Vascular rays

Answer 1

The correct option is D Vascular rays

The correct answer is D.

Vascular rays constitute the horizontal system of secondary tissues. This horizontal system acts in the translocation and storage of food and water. Vascular ray is a band of usually parenchymatous cells extending from the cambium into both the xylem and phloem of a plant root or stem that conducts fluids radially and appears in a cross-section, like a spoke of a wheel.