Q. For a critical study of secondary growth in plants, which one of the following pairs is suitable?
A) Sugarcane and sunflower
B) Teak and pine
C) Deodar and fern
D) Wheat and maiden hair fern
Explanation
The increase in diameter or thickness is due to the formation of secondary tissues as a result of the activities of vascular cambium and cork cambium. This secondary growth is characteristic of dicot stem and root.
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