Botany · PYQ NEET UG 2023
हिन्दीIdentify the correct statements : A. Lenticels are the lens-shaped openings permitting the exchange of gases. B. Bark formed early in the season is called hard bark. C. Bark is a technical term that refers to all tissues exterior to vascular cambium. D. Bark refers to periderm and secondary phloem. E. Phellogen is single-layered in thickness. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Correct answer · Option 2
A, C and D only
Explanation
Lenticels are lens-shaped openings (A-correct). Bark formed early is early/soft bark, late is hard bark (B-incorrect). Bark refers to all tissues exterior to vascular cambium (C-correct) / periderm and secondary phloem (D-correct). Phellogen is single-layered (E-correct). Statements A, C, D and E are correct (Option 2).