NEET Botany
Activity Of Cork Cambium
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Consistency: 35%
Weightage: 7 / 20 Yrs
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2011 Questions 7 MCQs
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PYQ 2011
easy
botany ID: neet-201
The cork cambium, cork and secondary cortex are collectively called:
1. phellogen
2. periderm
3. phellem
4. phelloderm
1. phellogen
2. periderm
3. phellem
4. phelloderm
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PYQ 2012
easy
botany ID: neet-201
The common bottle cork is a product of:
1. dermatogen
2. phellogen
3. xylem
4. vascular cambium
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PYQ 2013
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Lenticels are involved in:
| 1. | Gaseous exchange | 2. | Food transfer |
| 3. | Photosynthesis | 4. | Transpiration |
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PYQ 2017
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Which of the following is made up of dead cells?
1. Collenchyma
2. Phellem
3. Phloem
4. Xylem parenchyma
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PYQ 2020
medium
botany ID: neet-202
Which of the following statements about cork cambium is incorrect?
| 1. | It forms a secondary cortex on its outside |
| 2. | It forms a part of periderm |
| 3. | It is responsible for the formation of lenticels |
| 4. | It is a couple of layers thick |
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PYQ 2021
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-I | ||
| (a) | Lenticels | (i) | Phellogen |
| (b) | Cork cambium | (ii) | Suberin deposition |
| (c) | Secondary cortex | (iii) | Exchange of gases |
| (d) | Cork | (iv) | Phelloderm |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 2. | (iv) | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
| 3. | (iv) | (i) | (iii) | (ii) |
| 4. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
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PYQ 2023
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Identify the correct statements:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| A: | Lenticels are the lens-shaped openings permitting the exchange of gases. |
| B: | Bark formed early in the season is called hard bark. |
| C: | Bark is a technical term that refers to all tissues exterior to vascular cambium. |
| D: | Bark refers to periderm and secondary phloem. |
| E: | Phellogen is single- layered in thickness. |
| 1. | B and C only | 2. | B, C and E only |
| 3. | A and D only | 4. | A, B and D only |
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