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How is secondary phloem formed?

Important Questions on Histology and Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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Which of the statements given below is not true about the formation of annual rings in trees?
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Assertion (A): The peripheral region of the secondary xylem is lighter in colour and is known as the sapwood (alburnum).

Reason (R): It is involved in the conduction of water and minerals from root to leaf.

The correct answer is:

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Which of the following are the part of the Periderm?

I. Duramen

II. Phellogen

III. Phellem

IV. Phelloderm

V. Alburnum

The correct answer is

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Assertion (A): The primary and secondary phloem is gradually crushed in the secondary growth of the dicot stem.
Reason (R): The secondary xylem is produced more than the secondary phloem.
The correct option among the following is:
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Formation of interfascicular cambium and cork cambium from parenchyma is phenomenon of
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Read the different components from (i) to (iv) in the list given below and tell the correct order of the components with reference to their arrangement from the outer side to the inner side in a woody dicot stem :
(i) Secondary cortex
(ii) Wood
(iii) Secondary phloem
(iv) Phellem
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The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is
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Why is vascular cambium in a dicot stem said to be partly primary and partly secondary in origin?