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NEET Questions / Botany / Anatomy of Flowering Plants / Secondary Growth
Which tissue forms the 'wood' of a tree?
Primary xylem
Secondary phloem
Secondary xylem
Cork
Which of these would likely NOT exhibit significant increases in stem diameter due to secondary growth?
Herbaceous plants
Woody shrubs
Trees
Conifers
If a plant shows prominent annual rings in its stem, it likely belongs to which group?
Monocots
Herbaceous dicots
Woody dicots
Green algae
Arrange the following tissues from outermost to innermost in a woody dicot stem:
(a) Secondary xylem
(b) Phellem
(c) Secondary phloem
(d) Secondary cortex
(a), (b), (c), (d)
(b), (d), (c), (a)
(d), (b), (a), (c)
(c), (a), (b), (d)
Which of the following is the correct sequence of tissues from the periphery to the center in a mature, woody dicot stem?
Secondary xylem, secondary phloem, secondary cortex, periderm
Periderm, secondary cortex, secondary phloem, secondary xylem
Secondary phloem, secondary xylem, periderm, secondary cortex
Secondary cortex, periderm, secondary xylem, secondary phloem
In a cross-section of a woody dicot stem, which tissue is located immediately inside the phellem?
Secondary xylem
Secondary phloem
Secondary cortex
Vascular cambium
During secondary growth in dicot stems, the protective outer layer formed is:
Secondary cortex
Secondary phloem
Phellem
Secondary xylem
Which tissue constitutes the 'wood' of a woody dicot stem?
Secondary phloem
Secondary cortex
Phellem
Secondary xylem
Which of the following statements accurately describe the characteristics of springwood?
a, c, d, e
b, c, d, e
a, b, c, d
a, b, d, e
Springwood, formed during the spring season, exhibits distinct features. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of springwood?
Large cell size
Thin cell walls
Light color
High density
