Example 1 · difficulty 3/5
The vascular bundles of a typical dicot stem, such as sunflower, are described as 'open'. What does this terminology actually indicate?
- A. Each bundle is encircled by a bundle sheath containing air spaces
- B. Xylem and phloem lie on opposite radii, separated by parenchyma
- C. A strip of cambium is present between xylem and phloem and can produce secondary tissues
- D. The phloem lacks companion cells, keeping the bundle open to the cortex