Question

After two or three years of the secondary growth, the cortex is dicot root?

• A. Remains intact
• B. Is completely sloughed away
• C. Is largely lost
• D. Is converted into cork

Answer 1

The correct option is D Is converted into cork

Secondary growth in dicot roots involves the formation of vascular bundles that are radial, exarch and mostly Triarch. From the outer layers of pericycle arises the phellogen which cuts the cock on the outside and secondary cortex on the inner side.

So, the correct option is 'Is converted into cork'