Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Between the bark and the wood in a woody stem, there is a layer of meristem called

• A. zone of cell division
• B. apical meristem
• C. vascular cambium
• D. cork cambium

Answer 1

The correct option is C vascular cambium

• The boundary between the bark and wood is the vascular cambium. Vascular cambium gives rise to secondary xylem to the inside, and to secondary phloem to the outside.
  
• The bark is divided into two regions by the cork cambium: the living area inside the cork cambium is the inner bark, and the dead tissue outside is the outer bark.
  
• Apical meristem is found at root and stem tips.
• Hence, the correct answer is 'Vascular cambium'.