NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsPractice
In temperate regions, during the spring season, cambium is very active and produces a large number of xylary elements having vessels with wider cavities; wood formed in this way is called ______.
Options
- Aheart wood
- Bautumn wood
- Csap wood
- Dearly wood
Correct answer
D. early wood
Step-by-step solution
The environmental and physiological factors influence the cambium activity, due to which the climatic conditions in the temperate regions which are not uniform results in the cambium changes. In the spring season, the cambium activity increases to a great extent and a large number of xylary elements are produced, having vessels with wider cavities and the name given to this wood is the springwood or earlywood. During winters, the cambium becomes less active and the xylem vessels formed have a narrow cavity known as