a) A - Epidermis;
C - pith;
b) B - transports manufactured food / translocation;
D - transports mineral salts and water;
E - produces / gives rise to secondary thickening / growth / increase in the girth /give rise to additional xylem and
phloem;
c) Xylem at the centre star shaped;
Phloem in arms of xylem;
No pith (at the centre);
Piliferous layer bearing root hairs;
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