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Ectophloic siphonostele is found in

  • Osmunda and Equisetum

  • Marsilea and Botrychium

  • Adiantum and Cucurbitaceae

  • Dicksonia and Maiden hair fern


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Osmunda and Equisetum

Ectophloic siphonostele is a monostele version of siphonostele. In this, a circular ring of xylem exists around the pith, and outside of xylem a ring of phloem is observed. It is found in flora section of the ecosystem.


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What is the difference between pinocytosis and phagocytosis?


Multiple Choice Questions

Companion cell in plants are associated with

  • vessels

  • sieve elements

  • sperms

  • guard cells


When the cell is fully turgid, its

  • DPD = OP

  • DPD = zero

  • WP = TP

  • OP = zero


Assertion : Long distance flow of photoassimilates in plants occurs through sieve tubes.

Reason : Mature sieve tubes have parietal cytoplasm and perforated sieve plates.

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false

  • If both Assertion and Reason are false statements


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Lenticular transpiration takes place in

  • fruits

  • woody stems

  • leaves

  • all of these


Assertion: In angiosperms the conduction of water is more efficient because their xylem has vessels.

Reason: Conduction of water by vessel elements is an active process with energy supplied by xylem parenchyma rich in mitochondria

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


The plant undergoes wilting when

  • xylem is blocked

  • cambium is blocked

  • phloem is blocked

  • some roots are reduced in number


Vascular bundles of roots are

  • conjoint

  • concentric

  • bicollateral

  • radial


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Graham's law is correlated with

  • diffusion

  • osmoregulation

  • osmosis

  • absorption


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