Hard wood and Soft wood Flashcards
1
Q
what is hard wood?
A
2dry xylem of dicot angiosperms
2
Q
hard wood is which xylem of dicot angiosperms?
A
2ndry xylem
3
Q
which plants form hard wood
A
dicot angiosperms
4
Q
do monocots form wood?
A
no, because no secondary growth in monocots,hence no secondary xylem which is called the wood
5
Q
what is softwood?
A
wood of gymnosperms
6
Q
pine ,Cycas, Redwood has which wood?
A
softwood
7
Q
mention someplants with hardwood.
A
mango, jak , almond
8
Q
does the same plant have both soft wood and hardwood?
A
no , dicot angiosperms have hardwood while ,gymnosperms have softwood
9
Q
does the same plants have both heart wood and the sap wood?
A
yes , as woody plants ages, older regions of the xylem is the heart wood , while newest 2ndry xylem which still transports sap is sapwood.
