Anatomy of Flowering PlantsMedium
Question
Cork is formed from
Options
A.cork cambium (phellogen)
B.vascular cambium
C.phloem
D.xylem
Solution
Cells of cork cambium (phellogen) divide on the outside as well as inside to form respectively cork or phellem and secondary cortex or phelloderm. Cork or phellem is made up of dead suberised and rectangular cells, filled with air and tannins, it is protective in nature.
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