JIPMER2011BotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
The term 'bark' refers to
Options
- Aphellem, phelloderm and vascular cambium
- Bperiderm and secondary xylem
- Ccork cambium and cork
- Dphellogen, phellem, phelloderm and secondary phloem
Correct answer
D. phellogen, phellem, phelloderm and secondary phloem
Step-by-step solution
All the dead cells lying outside the phellogen constitute the bark of plant. It may include epidermis, cork, hypodermis and even part of cortex depending upon the position of origin of cork cambium or phellogen.