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NEET 2020
Exam
NEET
Year
2020
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Anatomy of Flowering Plants

NEET 2020 · Botany · Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Which of the following statements about cork cambium is incorrect?

Which of the following statements about cork cambium is incorrect?

Options

  1. AIt forms secondary cortex on its outerside
  2. BIt forms a part of periderm
  3. CIt is responsible for the formation of lenticels
  4. DIt is a couple of layers thick

Correct answer

A. It forms secondary cortex on its outerside

Step-by-step solution

Cork cambium or Phellogen develops from permanent tissue in the region of the epidermis. It produces a secondary cortex or phelloderm on its inner side. On the outer side it produces dead tissue called cork or phellum, just below the epidermis.
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