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6.Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Select the wrong statements
$I.$ Primary and secondary phloem gets crushed during secondary growth
$II.$ During secondary growth, primary xylem remains more or less intact
A
$I$ is correct and $II$ is incorrect
B
$II$ is correct and $I$ is incorrect
C
Both are incorrect
D
Both are correct
Solution
The primary xylem is in the centre of the stem, while primary phloem is pushed outward and crushed into the cortex by the significant activity of vascular cambium. While the secondary phloem differentiates from the cells that divide towards the outside of the stem
Standard 11
Biology