NEET Biology question

Biology Anatomy of Flowering Plants NEET

Identify the correct order of the components with reference to their arrangement from outer side to inner side in a woody dicot stem. I. Secondary cortex, II. Autumn wood, III. Secondary phloem, IV. Phellem

(A)II, III, I and IV
(B)III, IV, II and I
(C)IV, I, III and IICorrect
(D)I, II, IV and III

Answer: (C)

Solution

In a woody dicot stem cross-section, proceeding from the outside inward: phellem (cork, IV) is outermost, followed by secondary cortex/phelloderm (I), then secondary phloem (III), and finally the secondary xylem (wood), whose outermost, most

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