Question

The bark of tree commonly comprises

• A. All the tissues outside the vascular cambium
• B. All the tissues outside teh cork cambium
• C. Only the cork
• D. The cork and secondary cortex

Answer 1

The correct option is A All the tissues outside the vascular cambium

In the old dicotyledonous stems, after secondary growth, all tissue present outside of the vascular cambium (periderm + secondary phloem) constitute bark.

So, the correct option is ‘All tissues outside the vascular cambium’.