A piece of wood having no vessels (trachea) must be belonging to

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A piece of wood having no vessels (trachea) must be belonging to (A) teak (B) mango (C) pine (D) palm

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Vessels are absent in gymnosperms and pteridophytes with the exceptions of a few e.g., Selaginella, Gnetum. Presence of vessels is a characteristic feature of angiosperms. Out of the given options, teak, mango and palm are angiosperms, thus they will contain vessels.

Q. A piece of wood having no vessels (trachea) must be belonging to

teak

mango

pine

palm

Vessels are absent in gymnosperms and pteridophytes with the exceptions of a few e.g., Selaginella, Gnetum. Presence of vessels is a characteristic feature of angiosperms. Out of the given options, teak, mango and palm are angiosperms, thus they will contain vessels.