NEET Biology question

The meristem responsible for extra stelar secondary growth in dicot stem is

(A)Interfascicular cambium
(B)Intrafascicular cambium
(C)Intercalary meristem
(D)PhellogenCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Extra-stelar secondary growth (occurring outside the vascular tissue, in the cortical region, producing the periderm/bark) is brought about by the phellogen (cork cambium). Intrafascicular and

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