The bark of woody plant is dead but the inner layers inside the bark are living. How do these inner layers get oxygen and release carbon dioxide?

Lenticels

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The correct option is D Lenticels
Lenticels are portions of the periderm(bark) withnumerous intercellular space. Its purpose is to allow gaseous exchange through the compactly arranged cork cells of the bark.

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The bark of woody plant is dead but the inner layers inside the bark are living. How do these inner layers get oxygen and release carbon dioxide?

The correct option is D LenticelsLenticels are portions of the periderm(bark) withnumerous intercellular space. Its purpose is to allow gaseous exchange through the compactly arranged cork cells of the bark.

The correct option is D Lenticels
Lenticels are portions of the periderm(bark) withnumerous intercellular space. Its purpose is to allow gaseous exchange through the compactly arranged cork cells of the bark.