NEET BIOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

PLANT GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The thickening of trunks of trees is due to
A
non-meristemic tissue
B
the vascular cambium
C
the solar cambium
D
lack of cambium
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cambium produces new layers of phloem on the outside and of xylem on the inside, thus increasing the diameter of the stem. In woody plants, this process produces wood and shapes the plant into a tree with a thickened trunk.

Detailed explanation-2: -The vascular cambium is responsible for increasing the diameter of stems and roots and for forming woody tissue. The cork cambium produces some of the bark. In dicot stems, the vascular cambium initially differentiates from procambial cells within the vascular bundles (Fig.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vascular cambium, which produces xylem and phloem cells, originates from procambium that has not completely differentiated during the formation of primary xylem and primary phloem. The cambium is thought to be a single row of cells arranged as a cylinder…

Detailed explanation-4: -Final Answer: The girth of the stem or root increases due to Cambium.

Detailed explanation-5: -The lateral meristem is responsible for the plants’ thickness.

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