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6.Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Read the different components from $(i)$ to $(iv)$ in the list given below and tell the correct order of the components with reference to their arrangement from outer side to inner side in a woody dicot stem.

$(i)$ Secondary cortex $(ii)$ Wood $(iii)$ Secondary phloem $(iv)$ Phellem The correct order is

A

$(iv), (i), (iii), (ii)$

B

$(iv), (iii), (i), (ii)$

C

$(iii), (iv), (ii), (i)$

D

$(i), (ii), (iv), (iii).$

(NEET-2015)

Solution

(a) : In a woody dicot stem, phellem (cork) forms the outermost layer followed by phellogen and then secondary cortex (phelloderm). Secondary phloem forms a narrow circle on the outer side of vascular cambium whereas secondary xylem occurs on the inner side of vascular cambium.

Standard 11
Biology

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