4. Suggest some reasons for heartwood being preferred to sapwood for making furniture? heartwood sapwood

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Problem 9RQ: The primary growth of a plant is due to the action of the.______ lateral meristem vascular cambium...
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4. Suggest some reasons for heartwood being preferred to sapwood for making furniture?
heartwood
sapwood
Transcribed Image Text:4. Suggest some reasons for heartwood being preferred to sapwood for making furniture? heartwood sapwood
5. It was suggested that roots perceive gravity through the root cap. Would it really matter if
roots grew randomly in the soil instead of responding to gravity?
protoderm-
ground meristem
procambium-
apical meristem
(region of
cell division)
root cap
Transcribed Image Text:5. It was suggested that roots perceive gravity through the root cap. Would it really matter if roots grew randomly in the soil instead of responding to gravity? protoderm- ground meristem procambium- apical meristem (region of cell division) root cap
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