Question

Write a short note on vascular bundle.

Answer 1

Vascular bundle:

1. It is a part of the transport system in plants.
2. Specialized tissues carry water and nutrition to different parts of plants.
3. Comprised of two tissues:

• Xylem
• Phloem

Types of vascular bundles:

i) Open vascular bundles

1. It is a type of vascular bundle with cambium.
2. Ability to form secondary xylem and phloem. Examples - Dicots.

ii) Closed vascular bundles

1. It is a type of vascular bundle without cambium.
2. Examples- Monocots