DENDROLOGY

TREE IDENTIFICATION

PARTS OF A TREE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dead phloem cells that protect the tree from diseases and insects.
A
Inner Bark
B
Trunk
C
Outer Bark
D
Crown
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The band of tissue outside of the cambium is the phloem. Dead phloem tissue becomes the bark of a tree.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bark serves as a protective layer for the more delicate inside wood of the tree. Trees actually have inner bark and outer bark–the inner layer of bark is made up of living cells and the outer layer is made of dead cells, sort of like our fingernails.

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