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B
Phloem
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C
Cambium
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D
Collenchyma
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Solution
The correct option is D Cambium
The cambium is a layer of actively dividing cells present between xylem and phloem tissues.
They are responsible for the secondary growth of stems and roots i.e, helps in increasing the girth or thickness in plants.
The cambium is a single layer of initial cells which actively divide to form several cell layers that are collectively called the cambial zone.
The cambial cells divide continuously to produce secondary xylem cells towards the centre of the stem and secondary phloem cells toward the outer side.
These cambial cells originate from the undifferentiated meristematic cells which have retained the embryonic capacity for continued growth and differentiation.
Xylem, phloem (compound tissue) and collenchyma (simple tissues) are permanent tissues which have lost the ability to divide.