NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-43

  • question_answer
    Guard cells differ from other epidermal cells in having :-

    A) Large vacuoles

    B) Secondary walls

    C) Chloroplast with PEP-carboxylase enzyme

    D) Absence of mitochondria

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    The guard cells are special kind of epidermal cells in terrestrial plants as have chloroplast (But only in dicots, in monocots either chloropost absent or rudimentry or functionally inactive) and have activity of PEP carboxylose enzyme. Rest of epidermal cells lack chloroplast. In hydrophytes all the epidermal cells of leaves have chloroplast.


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