A hundred year old tree which shows well marked annual rings in its trunk will have

  • A

    An irregular number of annual rings which may increase or decrease all along the length of the stem

  • B

    More than hundred annual rings at the base and only about $50$ rings at the apex

  • C

    Only about a hundred annual rings at the base and an uniformly decreasing number of annual rings towards the apex

  • D

    The same number of annual rings from the base of its trunk to its apex

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