NEETBiologyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
Which of the following is made up of dead cells ?
- ACollenchyma
- BXylem parenchyma
- CPhellem
- DPhloem
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Correct answer: C
Cork cambium undergoes periclinal division and cuts off thick walled suberised dead cells towards outside i.e. phellem (cork) and it cuts off thin walled living cells i.e., phelloderm on inner side.
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