Question

Well developed pith is found in
(a) monocot stem and dicot root
(b) monocot and dicot stems
(c) dicot stem and dicot root
(d) dicot stem and monocot root

Answer 1

The well developed pith is found in (d) dicot stem and monocot root

•   Pith is a tissue in the stems of vascular plants

• The function of pith is storage of water and food.

• In monocot roots and dicot stem, the pith is made up of parenchyma cells which is produced by vascular bundles at the centre.

• The pith is absent in monocot stem as a type of vascular bundles which is responsible for formation of pith is absent.

• As there is no cambion ring in the dicot root, it crushes the pith region which leads to the formation of the narrow space without ring.

• In monocot root, pith is mostly found in angiosperms.