Vascular bundles, in which phloem is found on both sides of xylem are called as
A
Collateral
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B
Bicollateral
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C
Radial
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D
Amphicribral
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Solution
The correct option is B Bicollateral Bicollateral vascular bundles contain two patches of phloem on either side of the xylem on the same radius. The outer phloem or external phloem remains towards the periphery of the central cylinder and inner or internal phloem remains towards the center.