NEET Biology question

Cork tissue arises from

(A)Periderm
(B)PhellogenCorrect
(C)Phelloderm
(D)Phellem

Answer: (B)

Solution

Cork (phellem) is produced by the activity of the cork cambium, also called phellogen, which cuts off cells on its outer side that mature into compactly packed, suberised, dead cork cells. Periderm

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