Vascular bundles in monocotyledons are considered closed because
- There are no vessels with perforations
- Xylem is surrounded all around by phloem
- A bundle sheath surrounds each bundle
- Cambium is absent
Answer
(4) Cambium is absent
Solution
As per NCERT, in dicotyledonous stems cambium is present between phloem and xylem; such vascular bundles, because of the presence of cambium, possess the ability to form secondary xylem and phloem tissues and hence are called open vascular bundles.
⇒ In monocotyledons, the vascular bundles have no cambium present in them.
∵ They do not form secondary tissues ⇒ they are referred to as closed.
Answer: (4)