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In C4 plants, the large cells around the vascular bundles are called

  • (a) guard cells Your answer
  • (b) mesophyll cells Your answer
  • (c) bundle sheath cells Correct
  • (d) companion cells Your answer
Your answer: Correct answer: (c)
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Explanation

Why (c) is correct

In C4 plants, the large cells forming a ring around the vascular bundles are the bundle sheath cells.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (a) · your answer Guard cells surround stomata.
  • (b) · your answer Mesophyll cells lie outside the bundle sheath.
  • (d) · your answer Companion cells are part of the phloem.
NCERT point: Bundle sheath cells: thick walls, no intercellular spaces, many chloroplasts.
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