Anatomy and Morphology of Plants
During secondary growth in a dicot root, cork cambium is formed by the activity of
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Single Choice
Secondary growth generally occurs in
AMonocots
BDicots
CGymnosperms
DBoth (b) and (c)
Correct Answer
Solution
Secondary growth (increase in diameter or girth) generally occurs in dicots and Gymnosperms as in both the groups the vascular bundles in the stem are conjoint, colateral and open (for secondary growth due to presence of lateral cambium or vascular cambium in between the xylem and phloem).
Examples of dicots- Mangifera, Ficus etc
Examples of gymnosperms -Cycas, Pinus etc
So, the correct answer is 'Both (b) and (c)'
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