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6.Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Assertion: Cambium is a lateral meristem and cause growth in width.
Reason: Cambium is made up of fusiform and ray initials in stem.
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-1998)
Solution
Fusiform initials are vertically elongated cells that produce xylem and phloem elements. Ray initials are isodiametric and produce parenchymatous rays in secondary xylem and phloem
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