Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Answer
(3) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
Solution
Statement I is incorrect: endarch and exarch describe the position of the protoxylem with respect to the metaxylem, i.e. of the primary xylem, not the secondary xylem.
Statement II is true: in roots the protoxylem lies towards the periphery and the metaxylem towards the centre; this exarch condition is the common feature of the root system (stems are endarch).
Answer: (3)