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 barkā€“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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