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6.Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Assertion : In angiosperms, the conduction of water is more efficient because their xylem has vessels.
Reason : Conduction of water by vessel elements is an active process with energy supplied by xylem parenchyma rich in mitochondria
A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
B
If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
C
If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
D
If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
(AIIMS-2006)
Solution
Xylem is the water conducting tissue. It consists of living cells like parenchyma and dead cells like tracheary elements.
Standard 11
Biology
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