Question

The wood that grows in the winter due to inactive cambium is called as _______

(a) Early wood

(b) Heart wood

(c) Sapwood

(d) Autumn wood

This question was addressed to me during a job interview.

This question is from Flowering Plants Anatomy topic in section Anatomy of Flowering Plants of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) Autumn wood

The explanation: Cambium is inactive in winter and forms fewer xylary elements that have narrow vessels and this wood has higher density and is darker than that of the early wood. This wood is called Autumn wood.