NEET Botany Secondary Growth MCQ Question
Consider a diagram showing different stages of secondary growth in a typical dicot root. Identify the layer that is responsible for the formation of secondary xylem and secondary phloem.
Vascular cambium
Pericycle
Primary phloem
Endodermis
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The vascular cambium is the lateral meristem responsible for producing secondary xylem (inward) and secondary phloem (outward) during secondary growth in dicot roots.
Found an issue with this question?
Related Questions
More from Secondary Growth
Match Column-I with Column-II. Column-I Column-II (a) Secondary xylem (i) Forms during secondary growth (b) Vascular cambium (ii) Pro...
Match Column-I with Column-II. Column-I Column-II (a) Spring wood (i) Narrow vessels, darker wood (b) Autumn wood (ii) Wider vessels, ...
In a dicot root undergoing secondary growth, if the cambial ring produces 150 cells towards the xylem and 100 cells towards the phloem, what is the ra...