NEET Biology question
The inner, darker and harder portion of secondary xylem that cannot conduct water, in an older dicot stem, is called
Answer: (D)
Solution
In an old dicot stem, the central, darker, harder, non-conducting part of the secondary xylem is called heartwood or duramen; its vessels get blocked by tyloses
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