Question

Which one of the following cell types always divides by anticlinal cell division?

• A. Fusiform initial cells
• B. Root cap
• C. Protoderm
• D. Phellogen

Answer 1

The correct option is A Fusiform initial cells

Vascular tissue is organized into discrete strands called vascular bundles, each containing xylem and phloem. In stems, the vascular tissue is organized into many discrete vascular bundles. In the roots, the vascular tissue is organized within a single central vascular cylinder. The fusiform and ray initials of the cambium divide in a plane tangential to the surface also called as anticlinal of the stem, with the long axes of the fusiform and ray initials parallel to the long axis of the plant organ. The cambium generates xylem mother cells toward the inside and phloem mother cells toward the outside. These cells in turn continue to divide tangentially, producing new cells that add to the xylem and to the phloem.

So the correct option is 'fusiform initial cells'.