Woody plants

1. What is secondary growth and from what general type of meristem does it arise?

2. Where does the vascular cambium arise?

3. What two products does the vascular cambium give rise to and in what direction?

4. What is the technical name for wood?

5. Where does the cork cambium form, and what two tissues does it give rise to?

6. Describe the adaptive significance of the lateral meristems.

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