Secondary Growth
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Secondary Growth
An increase in the width of stems and roots of plants due to the activity of the cambium to increase the amount of conducting tissue available and provide the structural support necessary for extensive growth.
PRODUCES WOOD!
ONLY OCCURS in plant species that have a cambium AND an apical meristem.
Cambium
In WOODY plants, tissue that consists of two types of cylindrical meristems that increase the width of roots and shoots through secondary growth.
What are the TWO types of cylindrical cambia in plants?
Vascular Cambium
Cork Cambium
Vascular Cambium
One of the two types of cylindrical cambia in plants, consisting of a ring of undifferentiated plant cells in the stem and root of a plant, which produces secondary xylem (wood) and secondary phloem.
Cork Cambium
One of the two types of cylindrical cambia in plants, consisting of a ring of undifferentiated plant cells in the stem and root of a plant, which produces cork (the main tissue associated with bark).
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