What is the function of the periderm?
Photosynthesis
Water transport
Protection
Nutrient storage
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What causes the variation in the appearance of wood within annual rings?
Consistent cambial activity throughout the year
Variations in soil nutrient levels
Differential cambial activity throughout the year
Changes in atmospheric pressure
For a critical study of secondary growth in plants, which one of the following pairs is suitable?
Sugarcane and sunflower
Teak and pine
Deodar and fern
Wheat and maiden hair fern
Which of the following cell types provides rigidity and strength to plant parts even after cell death due to lignin deposition?
Parenchyma
Collenchyma
Sclerenchyma
Meristem
Tissues involved in secondary growth is/are
I. intercalary stem
II. vascular cambium
III. cork cambium
Select the correct options from below
I and II
II and III
I and III
I, II and III
A plant with a damaged vascular cambium will likely have difficulty in:
Absorbing water from the soil
Carrying out photosynthesis
Transporting water, minerals, and sugars
Producing flowers
Function of xylem ray parenchyma is
upward conduction
Radial conduction
Downward conduction
1 and 3
Interfascicular cambium is formed by the joining of
Medullary rays to xylem cambium
Medullary rays to intrafascicular cambium
Medullary rays to lateral fascicular cambium
Endodermis to intrafascicular cambium
In plants the cells in the interior parts are
Dead and for mechanical support
Live and for various purpose
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
The activity of the vascular cambium in temperate regions is influenced by:
Seasonal changes
Gravitational pull
Presence of lenticels
Root pressure
Refer the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement A : Cork cambium is also called the extrastelar cambium.
Statement B : Phelloderm develops during secondary growth.
Only statement A is correct
Only statement B is correct
Both statements are correct
Both statements are incorr
