Q. 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:
A) B and C only
B) B. C and E only
C) A and D only
D) A, B and D only
Explanation
[Solution from source] Lenticels permit gas exchange (A) and bark includes periderm and secondary phloem (D). Early bark is soft bark (B wrong), bark is a non-technical term (C wrong), and phellogen is a couple of layers thick (E wrong). Answer (3).
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