Question
Biology Question on Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Which one of the following cell types always divides by anticlinal cell division?
A
Fusiform initial cells
B
Root cap
C
Protoderm
D
Phellogen
Answer
Protoderm
Explanation
Solution
Protoderm undergoes anticlinal cell division to form uniseriate epidermis. It may also divide periclinically to form multiseriate epidermis. Phellogen divides tangentially to cut of cells on the outer and inner sides.