Question

Match column i with column - ii and select the correct answer.

	Coloumn-1	Column-2
A	Spring wood	Duramen
B	Autumn wood	Alburnum
c	Heart wood	Late wood
d	Sap wood	Early wood

• A. A - (iv), B - (iii), C -(i) , D - (ii)
• B. A -(iii), B -(iv), C- (ii) , D-(ii)
• C. A - (iii), B - (iv), C-(i) , D-(ii)
• D. A-(iii), B - (iv) , (ii) , D-(i)

Answer 1

The correct option is A A - (iv), B - (iii), C -(i) , D - (ii)

A. Springwood is the soft and porous portion of an annual ring of wood developed during the early growing season or spring season and is known as earlywood.

B. Autumn wood constitutes a narrow strip in the annual ring formed during the winter season and are dark in colour with high density, it is also known as latewood.

C. Heartwood is the dead, central part in the wood of trees, the cells usually contain tannins and are also known as duramen.

D. Sapwood is the outer, living layers of the wood of trees that can transport water and minerals to the crown of the tree and is also known as alburnum.

So, the correct answer is 'A - (iV), B - (iii), C -(i) , D - (ii)'.