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:

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  • A

    $B$ and $C$ only

  • B

    $B,C$ and $E$ only

  • C

    $A$ and $D$ only

  • D

    $A,B$ and $D$ only

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Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$:

Assertion $A$ : Late wood has fewer xylary elements with narrow vessels.

Reason $R$ : Cambium is less active in winters.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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What is periderm? How does periderm formation take place in dicot stem?

Stem and roots of cruciferae grow due to activity of

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