NEET Botany
Anatomy Of Root
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2007 Questions 5 MCQs
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PYQ 2007
easy
botany ID: neet-200
Passage cells are thin-walled cells found in:
| 1. | endodermis of roots facilitating rapid transport of water from cortex to pericycle |
| 2. | phloem elements that serve as entry points for substances for transport to other plant parts |
| 3. | testa of seeds to enable emergence of growing embryonic axis during seed germination |
| 4. | central region of style through which the pollen tube grows towards the ovary |
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PYQ 2009
medium
botany ID: neet-200
The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is:
1. maturing
2. elongating
3. widening
4. differentiating
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PYQ 2009
easy
botany ID: neet-200
Anatomically, fairly old dicotyledonous root is distinguished from the dicotyledonous stem by:
1. absence of secondary xylem
2. absence of secondary phloem
3. presence of cortex
4. position of protoxylem
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PYQ 2016
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Cortex is the region found between?
1. epidermis and stele
2. pericycle and endodermis
3. endodermis and pith
4. endodermis and vascular bundle
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PYQ 2018
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Casparian strips occur in?
| 1. | Epidermis | 2. | Pericycle |
| 3. | Cortex | 4. | Endodermis |
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