Question : Phellogen and phellem respectively denote (A) Cork and cork cambium (B) Cork cambium and cork (C) Secondary cortex and cork (D) Cork and secondary cortex

Question : Phellogen and phellem respectively denote (A) Cork and cork

1.	Question : Phellogen and phellem respectively denote (A) Cork and cork cambium (B) Cork cambium and cork (C) Secondary cortex and cork (D) Cork and secondary cortex
Answer» Cork and cork cambium Cork cambium and cork SECONDARY cortex and cork Cork and secondary cortex Solution :Cork cambium and cork Cells of cortex : In dicot stem, cells of cortex are differentiated and PRODUCES other meristematic tissue. It is called cork cambium or phellogen. It produces cork on its OUTER side and produces phelloderm on its INNER side.