NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsPractice
The collective term used for phelloderm, cork cambium and cork is
Options
- Apericycle.
- Bperiderm.
- Cprotoderm.
- Dprocambium.
Correct answer
B. periderm.
Step-by-step solution
The pericycle is cylindrical tissue made up of Parenchyma or sclerenchyma cells, pericycle is present between endodermis and stele. Protoderm is the initial meristematic tissue which forms plumule and radicle. Procambium tissue forms cambium and primary vascular tissue.