Question
Biology Question on Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Which of the following tissue systems constitutes bulk of the plant body?
A
Epidermal tissue system
B
Ground tissue system
C
Vascular tissue system
D
Both (a) and (c)
Answer
Ground tissue system
Explanation
Solution
Ground tissue system includes all the tissues of plant body except epidermal tissue system and vascular tissues. It forms the bulk of body and consists of mainly parenchymatous, collenchymatous, sderenchymatous, glandular and laticiferous tissues.