EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is softwood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some conifers have additional cell types, such as fibres and axially elongated xylem parenchyma cells that store food. The wood of gymnosperms is often called softwood to differentiate it from the hardwood angiosperms.

Detailed explanation-3: -So the correct option is ‘softwood’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Angiosperm wood 1. Wood is complex and heterogenous.

Detailed explanation-5: -Softwood is wood from gymnosperm trees such as conifers. The term is opposed to hardwood, which is the wood from angiosperm trees. The main differences between hardwoods and softwoods is that the structure of hardwoods lack resin canals, whereas softwoods lack pores (though not all softwoods have resin canals).