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- Respiration in Plants
NEET · Botany · Respiration in Plants
In thick, woody stems and roots, where are the living cells...
In thick, woody stems and roots, where are the living cells organized?
Options
- ADeep in the interior
- BIn thin layers inside and beneath the bark
- COnly in the roots
- DOnly in the leaves
Correct answer
B. In thin layers inside and beneath the bark
Step-by-step solution
Each living cell in a plant is located quite close to the surface of the plant. ‘This is true for leaves’, you may ask, ‘but what about thick, woody stems and roots?’ In stems, the ‘living’ cells are organized in thin layers inside and beneath the bark. They also have openings called lenticels. The cells in the interior are dead and provide only mechanical support