NEET Biology question

BiologyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsNEET

Which of the following statements are not true? I. Cork cambium is otherwise called phellogen. II. Cork is otherwise called phellem. III. Secondary cortex is otherwise called periderm. IV. Cork cambium, cork and secondary cortex are collectively called phelloderm.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Statement I is true (cork cambium = phellogen). Statement II is true (cork = phellem). Statement III is false, since secondary cortex is correctly called phelloderm, not periderm. Statement IV is false, since cork cambium

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