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Anatomy Of Flowering Plants

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The term 'bark' refers to

  • Phellem, phelloderm and vascular cambium

  • Periderm and secondary xylem

  • Cork cambium and cork

  • Phellogen, phellem, phelloderm and Secondary phloem

Solution

D.

Phellogen, phellem, phelloderm and Secondary phloem

All the dead cells lying outside the phellogen constitute the bark of the plant. It may include epidermis, cork, hypodermis and even part of cortex depending upon the position of the origin of cork cambium or phellogen.

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(b) Monocot stem and dicot stem

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