In cambium, amount of secondary xylem produced is more than secondary pholen because……….

Identify the correct statements:

$A$. Lenticels are the lens-shaped openings permitting the exchange of gases.

$B$. Bark formed early in the season is called hard bark.

$C$. Bark is a technical term that refers to all tissues exterior to vascular cambium.

$D$. Bark refers to periderm and secondary phloem.

$E$. Phellogen is single-layered in thickness.

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The anatomy of springwood shows some peculiar features. Identify the correct set of statements about springwood.

$(a)$ It is also called as the earlywood

$(b)$ In spring season cambium produces xylem elements with narrow vessels

$(c)$ It is lighter in colour

$(d)$ The springwood along with autumnwood shows alternate concentric rings forming annual rings

$(e)$ It has lower density

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As a tree grows older, which increases rapidly in thickness

Growth rings are formed due to activity of