Q36 - Comparative Anatomy of a Leaf's Medial and Lateral Regions
The following figure shows two histological sections of an organ from an angiosperm plant. The tissue section on the left was prepared from the medial part of the organ, whereas the section on the right was from the lateral part.
Figure 1.
Using the information and data, determine which of the statements are true or which are false.
A. The sections were prepared from a monocotyledonous plant.
B. The sections represent a modified stem.
C. Transpiration occurs in this organ.
D. The vascular bundles are of bicollateral type, meaning that phloem is present on both sides of xylem.
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