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In a vascular bundle, if xylem vessels develop in a centripetal fashion, the xylem is likely to be

a)

Mesarch

b)

Centrarch

c)

Endarch

d)

Exarch



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In a vascular bundle, if xylem vessels develop in a centripetal fashion, the xylem is likely to be

a)

Mesarch

b)

Centrarch

c)

Endarch

d)

Exarch

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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

When the protoxylem elements lie at the periphery and metaxylem in the centre, the condition is said to be exarch. Here, the direction of development is centripetal, e.g., root.

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