Which of the following dicotyledon root tissues/cells are in order from the outside of the root to the inside?
a. epidermis, cortex, endodermis, pericycle, vascular tissue
b. epidermis, cortex, pericycle, endodermis, vascular tissue
c. epidermis, cortex, pericycle, vascular tissue, endodermis
d. epidermis, cortex, endodermis, vascular tissue, pericycle
e. epidermis, pericycle, cortex, endodermis, vascular tissue
D
Rationale: The outside of the root is the epidermis, followed by the food storage area (cortex). The cortex ends and the "stele" begins at the endodermis. Directly inside the endodermis is the meristematic pericyle, followed by the phloem and then xylem (vascular tissue).
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