Question

Bark includes?

• A. Primary xylem and periderm
• B. Primary phloem and primary xylem
• C. Periderm & secondary phloem
• D. Periderm and pith

Answer 1

The correct option is A Primary xylem and periderm

Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants. Plants with bark include trees, woody vines, and shrubs. Bark refers to all the tissues outside the vascular cambium. It overlays the wood and consists of the inner bark and the outer bark. The inner bark, which in older stems is living tissue, includes the innermost area of the periderm. Primary xylem is the xylem that is formed during the primary growth from procambium of apical meristems is also present in the bark,

So the correct option is 'primary xylem and periderm'.