Reduction in vascular tíssue, mechanical tissue and cuticle is characteristic of

Reduction in vascular tíssue, mechanical tissue and cuticle is characteristic of
  1. xerophytes
  2. mesophytes
  3. epiphytes
  4. hydrophytes

Solution

In hydrophytes, vascular tissue and mechanical tissue are reduced. Cuticle is either completely absent or if present, it is thin and poorly developed. In xerophytes, cuticle is heavy, well-developed. Vascular tissue and mechanical tissue are well-developed and differentiated. In mesophytes, cuticle in aerial part is moderately developed. Vascular and mechanical tissues are fairly developed and well differentiated.

Asked in: NEET 2009 (Screening)

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