Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Answer
(2) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Solution
Statement I: In a dicotyledonous (dorsiventral) leaf, the abaxial (lower) epidermis generally bears more stomata than the adaxial (upper) epidermis. False.
Statement II: The adaxially placed palisade parenchyma is made up of elongated cells arranged vertically and parallel to each other. True.
Answer: (2)