NEET2023Botany-Plant Anatomy

NEET 2023 Botany Bark Structure Multiple Correct Question

Type: Multiple Correct-conceptual-Hard-Class 11

Identify 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 :

A

A and D only

B

A, B and D only

C

B and C only

D

B, C and E only

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Lenticels are indeed lens-shaped openings for gas exchange, and bark includes periderm and secondary phloem. Other statements are incorrect.

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