NEET Previous Year Question
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:
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.
- A is false but is true.
- BBoth and are true and is the correct explanation of .
- CBoth and are true but is NOT the correct explanation of .
- D is true but is false.
Correct answer: B
Solution
(b) In winter, the cambium is less active and forms fewer xylary elements that have narrow vessels, and this wood is called autumn wood or late wood.More Anatomy of Flowering Plants PYQs
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