Anatomy Of Flowering Plants Question 24
Question: Read the following statements and answer the question.
(i) Cambium is very active and produces a large number of axillary elements having vessels with wider cavities. (ii) It is also called early wood. (iii) It is lighter in colour and has lower density. Which type of wood is described by the above statements?
Options:
A) Sap wood
B) Heart wood
C) Spring wood
D) Autumn wood
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] The described statements are associated with spring wood or early wood.
Spring woods are soft, more porous portion of an annual ring of wood that develops early in the growing season.
It consists of large thin-walled xylem cells.
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