The following questions are based on the drawing of root or stem cross sections shown in Figure 35.2.

Figure 35.2
-If you were able to walk into an opening cut into the center of a large redwood tree, when you exit from the middle of the trunk (stem)outward, you would cross, in order,
A)the annual rings, phloem, and bark.
B)the newest xylem, oldest phloem, and periderm.
C)the vascular cambium, oldest xylem, and newest xylem.
D)the secondary xylem, secondary phloem, and vascular cambium.
E)the summer wood, bark, and phloem.

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The following questions are based on the drawing of root or stem cross sections shown in Figure 35.2.
  
Figure 35.2
-If you were able to walk into an opening cut into the center of a large redwood tree, when you exit from the middle of the trunk (stem)outward, you would cross, in order,
A)the annual rings, phloem, and bark. 
B)the newest xylem, oldest phloem, and periderm. 
C)the vascular cambium, oldest xylem, and newest xylem. 
D)the secondary xylem, secondary phloem, and vascular cambium. 
E)the summer wood, bark, and phloem.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct order from the center outward is the annual rings (xylem), phloem, and then bark.

The Following Questions Are Based on the Drawing of Root