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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:

  1. A
    B, C and E only
  2. B
    A and D only
  3. C
    A, B and D only
  4. D
    B and C only

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A is correct: Lenticels allow gas exchange in woody stems.B is incorrect: Early bark is "soft bark"; late season bark is "hard bark".C is incorrect: "Bark" is a non-technical term for tissues exterior to cambium.D is correct: Technically, bark includes the periderm and the secondary phloem.E is incorrect: Phellogen (cork cambium) is a couple of layers thick.Only A and D are correct statements. (Note: Many keys accept A, C, D depending on technicality of "non-technical", but A and D are always correct).

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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:
A
B, C and E only
B
A and D only
C
A, B and D only
D
B and C only

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