Question

Following table summarizes the differences between a monocot root and a dicot root Pick up the wrong differences and select the correct option.

	Characters	Monocot root	Dicot root
(i)	Vascular bundle	Polyarch i.e. more than 6 vascular bundles	Diarch to hexarch i.e., 2 – 6 Vascular bundles
(ii)	Cambium	Absent	Present,so secondary growth occurs
(iii)	Pith	Poorly developed	Well developed large pith
(iv)	Activity of pericycle	Gives rise to secondary roots and cork cambium	Gives rise to lateral roots only

• A. (i) and (iii)
• B. (i) and (iv)
• C. (iii) and (iv)
• D. (ii) and (iii)

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

(iii) and (iv)