alleryDedifferentiation is best illustrated by
Aleaf shedding in autumn each year
Bcambium forming from mature parenchyma
Cgermination of a seed in moist soil
Dstomatal opening at sunrise
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. cambium forming from mature parenchyma
Mature parenchyma cells in the stem can regain dividing ability and form the interfascicular cambium
a textbook case of dedifferentiation.
Cork cambium (phellogen) is similar.
Leaf shedding, germination and stomatal movement are different physiological processes.
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