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Botany

Activity Of Cork Cambium

Low Priority
Consistency: 35%
Weightage: 7 / 20 Yrs

High-Yield Trend

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2011

Questions
7 MCQs

01
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
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02
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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03
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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04
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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05
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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06
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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07
PYQ 2023
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Identify the correct statements:
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.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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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