Question

Medullary rays are tissues made up of

• A. Chollenchyma
• B. Parenchyma
• C. Sieve tube
• D. Sclerenchyma

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Parenchyma

Medullary rays are generally cellular structures in some varieties of wood, which appears as radial planar structure perpendicular to the growth rings. These cells are basically parenchymatous cells. These cells generally transform into xylem or phloem cells. These cells found in the cambium are phloem parenchyma while those towards the pith are xylem parenchyma.