$A$ : Oldest layer of sapwood lies just outside vascular cambium.

$R$ : Sapwood contains actively conducting vessels and occupies central part of stem.

  • A

    Assertion and Reason both are correct and also correct explanation.

  • B

    Assertion and Reason both are correct but not explanation of assertion.

  • C

    Assertion is correct, but Reason is incorrect.

  • D

    Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Each of the following terms has some anatomical significance. What do these terms mean ? Explain with the help of line diagrams.

$(A)$ Plasmadesmoses / Plasmodesmata

$(B)$ Middle lamella

$(C)$ Secondary wall

Desert grasses often roll their leaves due to presence of

Assertion: Cambium is a lateral meristem and cause growth in width.
Reason: Cambium is made up of fusiform and ray initials in stem.

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Tissue present in an annual ring is

$A$ : Bark is all the tissue outside steler cambium.

$R$ : Bark is formed due to the activity of phellogen only.