DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Woody plants have a flexible stem (Paula)
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The tissue responsible for the secondary growth in woody stems is the vascular cambium. Vascular cambium is found in between the xylem and phloem in woody stems, it produces xylem to the inside of the stem and phloem to the outside of the stem.

Detailed explanation-2: -We define woody stems as stems with secondary growth, i.e., having wood with a combination of living and non-living cells exterior to the cambium. Collectively, all the tissues beyond the cambium are known as bark.

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