Question

(Attempt any four questions
from this section)
Question 2
a) A complete ring of bark was removed from a tree in spring. The tree continued to live
through summer but a swelling appeared on the bark above the ring while the bark
below shrivelled up.
i) Account for the swelling in the bark
above the ring
Swelling
Shrivelled
ii) Account for the shrinking of the bark
below the ring. No food supply
iii) Name the tissue that distributes food in
plants. Phloem
iv) Name the tissue that distribute water in
plants. Xylem
V) What is the role of bark in a plant?​

Answer 1

(iii) Phloem.

(iv) Xylem.