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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kranz anatomy is found in the leaves of ____
A
Wheat
B
Mustard
C
Potato
D
Sugarcane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kranz anatomy is a special type of leaf anatomy seen in C4 plants. In these plants, the vascular bundles are surrounded by concentric rings of bundle sheath cells which in turn are surrounded by mesophyll cells. Sugarcane being a C4 plant shows Kranz anatomy in its leaves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kranz anatomy is a specialized structure in C4 plants where the mesophyll cells are clustered around the bundle-sheath cells in a ring-like fashion. The number of chloroplasts in the bundle-sheath cells is more than that in the mesophyll cells. This is found in C4 plants such as sugarcane, maize and a few dicots.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example; corn, pineapple and sugarcane are the plants exhibiting Kranz Anatomy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: Kranz Anatomy is one of the characteristics of the leaves of sugarcane.

Detailed explanation-5: -’Kranz’ means wreath and is a reflection of the arrangement of cells. So, Kranz anatomy is not seen in tomato as it is not a C4 plant.

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