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  4. (a) In the young dicot stem, cambium present in patches as a single layer between xylem and phloem. (b) Vascular and cork cambium both are from the lateral meristem. (c) The medullary cells are derived from the interfascicular cambium. In given statements, which of the following are correct?

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Q. (a) In the young dicot stem, cambium present in patches as a single layer between xylem and phloem.
(b) Vascular and cork cambium both are from the lateral meristem.
(c) The medullary cells are derived from the interfascicular cambium.
In given statements, which of the following are correct?

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Solution:

Intrafascicular cambium is present in between xylem and phloem of vascular bundle. It combines with interfascicular cambium to form complete vascular cambium ring. Both vascular cambium and cork cambium are example of lateral meristem and contribute to secondary growth.